OCD

• What does OCD stand for?

  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
• What are the behavioral characteristics of OCD?

  • Repetitive compulsions
  • Compulsions reduce anxiety
  • Avoidance
• What are the cognitive characteristics of OCD?

  • Obsessive thoughts
  • Cognitive coping strategies
  • Hypervigilance (insight to excess anxiety)
• What are the emotional characteristics of OCD?

  • Anxiety and distress
  • Accompanied with depression
  • Feelings of guilt or disgust
• What does co-morbidity mean in the context of OCD?

  Being diagnosed with more than one disorder
• How is OCD characterized in terms of behavior and thinking?

  Repetitive compulsive behavior with obsessive thinking
• What are obsessions in the context of OCD?

  Cognitive aspects of OCD
• What are compulsions in the context of OCD?

  Behavioral aspects of OCD