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Anxiety about thoughts or rituals over which a person feels they have little control is typical of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). ... For example, a person may have an obsessive fear of ingesting or absorbing illegal drugs from indirect contact with people they suspect to be taking illegal drugs. ... It is important that the child receive evaluation and treatment by a doctor to prevent the child from missing important opportunities because of this disorder. ... A common rationale given to justify obsessive-compulsive hoarding behavior is an overriding fear that one day these items might come in handy or be of some value and therefore must not be thrown away. ... ) This condition continues to be referred to as hypochondriasis and exists in the DSM-IIIR as a separate disorder from OCD. However, like body dysmorphic disorder, the symptoms and endless search for reassurance fall completely under the diagnostic category of OCD. ... However, by continuing to avoid usual compulsive behavior response, anxiety can naturally diminish. The obsessive-compulsive cycle is broken, and the obsessive thoughts weaken. ...
OCD is a fairly common anxiety disorder. ... OCD is a medical brain disorder that causes problems in information processing. ...
I feel that we all have a form of OCD and by researching this topic I learned that I have symptoms of being obsessive compulsive. ...
ABSTRACT
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), one of the anxiety disorders, is a potentially disabling condition that can persist throughout a persons life. The disorder affects 1 in 40 adults and 1 in 100 children. ... The disorder is now effectively treatable with medication and special psychological techniques.
Approximate Word count = 2186
Approximate Pages = 8.7
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