OCD

• Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder defined by obsessions
• Three key behavioural traits of OCD are:

  • compulsions
  • avoidance
  • social impairment
• Two key emotional traits of OCD are:

  • extreme anxiety
  • distress/depression
• Two key cognitive traits of OCD are:

  • recurrent thoughts
  • understanding the irrationality