Background Module 9

Question 1

What is phenomenology?

Answer 1

The study of experiences, perceptions, thoughts, feelings, memories and fantasies
- Basically describe reality as it appears to a person

Question 2

What five cognitive biases appear in OCD?

Answer 2

• Intolerance of uncertainty
• Thought-action fusion
• Exaggerated sense of responsibility (of outside stuff)
• Overestimation of danger
• Perfectionism

Question 3

What is meant by “OCD or COD”?

Answer 3

It pertains the view of obsessions/compulsions:
- OCD = obsessions > compulsions
- COD = compulsions > obsessions

Question 4

For OCD, how does the COD view work? I.e., how do obsessions result from compulsions?

Answer 4

Obsessions are post-hoc realizations that reduce cognitive dissonance

Question 5

How much of the general population (%) is approximately affected by OCD?

Answer 5

3%

Question 6

What are some common barriers to seeking treatment in OCD? (2)

Answer 6

• Shame
• Lack of knowledge (on it being a mental disorder)

Question 7

Treatment delay in OCD is estimated at around 15 years, why is this problematic?

Answer 7

The duration of untreated illness is one of the principal determinants of clinical and health outcomes