Abnormal Psychology: Chapter 7 WSCC

How many more times likely is OCD to occur in women than in men?

1.5 times more.

What percentage reach complete recovery from OCD?

20%

After how many days of ineffective or no treatment of ASD, does it then turn into PTSD?

30 days; day 31 is when it is considered PTSD.

What percentage of people suffering from OCD have hoarding symptoms?

33%

What percentage of people that suffer from hoarding disorders engage in animal hoarding (animals often receive inadequate care)?

33%

What percentage of people suffering from OCD, also have major depression?

66%

What percentage of people that suffer from hoarding disorders are unaware of severity of problem?

66%

What percentage od people with OCD have comorbidity anxiety disorder?

75%

What is the tricyclic antidepressant that is used to treat OCDs and related disorders?

Anafranil (clomipramine)

Hoarding Disorder

Can not part with acquired objects. Most objects are worthless. Extremely attached to objects. Resistant to relinquishing objects.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Extreme response to severe stressor. Anxiety avoidance of stimuli associated with trauma, emotional numbing. Trauma leads to intense fear or helplessness. Symptoms present for more than a month.

What is the etiology of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders?

Hyperactive regions of the brain.

Compulsions

Impulse to repeat certain behaviors or mental acts to avoid distress. Extremely difficult to resist the impulse. May involve elaborate behavioral rituals.

Obsessions

Intrusive, persistent, and uncontrollable thoughts or urges. Experienced as irrational

For occurrences of PTSD in women; what is the most common type of trauma they face?

Rape

What does Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders have in common?

Repetitive thoughts and urges (obsessions). Repetitive behaviors and mental acts (compulsions).

What are some treatments for obsessive-compulsive and related disorders?

SSRIs, Tricyclic antidepressants, and exposure plus response prevention (ERP).

What are SSRIs?

Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

What are some sever consequences of people suffering from hoarding disorders?

Squalid living conditions and that it negatively impacts relationships.

When does Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder developed?

age 10 or during late adolescence/early adulthood.

Why are some compulsions considered not compulsive?

because they are pleasurable.

OCD is often...

chronic

What are some examples of compulsions?

cleaning, counting, touching, and checking.

What are some of the most common obsessions?

contamination, sexual & aggressive impulses, and body problems.

What doe people that suffer from Body Dysmorphic Disorder do a lot?

engage in compulsive behaviors and check their appearance in mirrors.

What are some acts that are not considered compulsive?

gambling, eating, etc.

What do men with Body Dysmorphic Disorder focus on?

height, penis size, body hair, and muscularity

Is OCD more common in women or men?

in women.

What are the three part of the brain that are hyperactive in people that suffer from OCDs or related disorders?

orbitofrontal cortex, caudate nucleus, and anterior cingulate.

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

preoccupied with an imagined or exaggerated detect in appearance. Perceive themselves to be ugly or "monstrous."

Who is mainly affected by ASD?

sexually assaulted people

What do women with Body Dysmorphic Disorder focus on?

skin, hips, breasts, and legs.

What is also common for people that suffer from OCD?

substance abuse

Acute Stress Disorder (ASD)

the person was exposed to death or threatened death, actual or threatening serious injury, or actual or threatening sexual violation, in one or more of the following ways: experiencing the event personally, witnessing the event, learning that a violent or accidental death or threat of death occurred to a close other, or experiencing repeated or extreme exposure to aversive details of the event(s).

What happens to ASD if treatment is not effective or is not treated at all?

turns into PTSD.

Iatrogenic

when physician produced problem; having a problem, when there were no problems. Almost as a self-inflicted problem.

obsessional doubting

when they forget the rituals are done before; which makes them do it again.