Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Obsession vs Compulsion

  Obsession – repetitive thoughts
• Obsession vs Compulsion

  Compulsion – repetitive actions (rituals)
• Obsession vs Compulsion

  In compulsion, the purpose of the rituals is to to decrease anxiety
• Undoing - defense mechanism of OCD
• Management of OCD:

  1. Allow the patient to perform the ritual

  2. Adjust the schedule of the patient

  3. Gradually limit the ritual

  • Goal: to prevent panic attack
• CBT - treatment for OCD
• CBT - treatment that involves changing thoughts to change behaviors