CHARACTERISTICS

• BEHAVIOURAL CHARACTERISTICS?

  • repetitive compulsions
  • avoidance
• EMOTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS?

  • anxiety
  • guilt
  • disgust
• COGNITIVE CHARACTERISTICS?

  • intrusive obsessions
  • hypervigilance
  • catastrophic thinking
  • awareness of irrationality
• REPETITIVE COMPULSIONS?

  anxiety reducing behaviours
• EXAMPLES OF REPETITIVE COMPULSIONS?

  handwashing, switching switches on and off, door locking
• AVOIDANCE?

  avoiding situations where may come into contact with threats
• ANXIETY?

  unpleasant state of inner turmoil caused by obsessive thoughts
• GUILT?

  feeling guilty over minor moral issues (often feel need to confess to someone)
• DISGUST?

  feelings of revulsion/ profound disapproval often aroused by things such as dirt or the self
• INTRUSTIVE OBSESSIONS?

  persistent, uncontrollable, recurring thoughts (are aware are irrational)
• HYPERVIGILANCE?

  enhanced state of sensory sensitivity to threats
• CATASTROPHIC THINKING?

  irrational thinking form where patients believe disasters may occur (often if they don't do something)
• AWARENESS OF IRRATIONALITY?

  being aware their compulsions/ obsessions are not rational