Environmental explanation for OCD

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Sophie M

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  • What evidence supports the environmental explanation for OCD?
    Cromer (2007) found that over 50% of people with OCD had experienced past trauma, and the severity of OCD symptoms was positively correlated with the severity of the trauma.
  • What is the diathesis stress model?
    Diathesis: biological vulnerability
    Stress: environmental trigger
    This model suggests that to develop a mental disorder e.g. OCD, a person needs to have both a genetic vulnerability and an environmental stressor.