ocd

• OCD is characterized by recurrent, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) that cause distress or anxiety
• Compulsion - repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts
• Obsession - an unwanted thought, image, urge, worry, or doubt that repeatedly enters one's mind
• Compulsion - repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts
• behavioral aspects of ocd include compulsions (repeated behaviour to reduce anxiety), Avoidance (avoiding presence of objects that trigger obsessions ), Social impairment (difficult to leave the house without trigger)
• Emotional aspects include anxiety and depression
• cognitive aspects include obsessions ( irrational recurrent thoughts), hypervigilance (state of alertness looking for source of obsession, and selective attention (so focused on one thing, cant focus on others)