OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS

Question 1

this diagnostic class is characterized by the presence of obsessions and compulsions that cause significant functional impairment in important life domains

Answer 1

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS

Question 2

what are obsessions?

Answer 2

recurrent and persistent, intrusive thoughts, urges or images

Question 3

what are compulsions?

Answer 3

repetitive behaviors or mental acts driven in response to obsessions

Question 4

this disorder is characterized by repetitive and persistent, time-consuming intrusive obsessions (which individual attempts to ignore or suppress) by means of compulsions

Answer 4

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Question 5

what are the common dimensions of OCD?

Answer 5

common dimensions: cleaning, symmetry, forbidden thoughts (sex/aggression/religion) and harm

Question 6

what are the specifiers for OCD?

Answer 6

1. With good/fair insight
2. With poor insight
3. With absent insight/Delusional beliefs

Question 7

what does it mean when an individual has good insight with their OCD?

Answer 7

the individual recognizes that what she is doing is probably not true

Question 8

what does it mean when an individual has poor insight with their OCD?

Answer 8

their idea is that her thoughts would probably be true

Question 9

what does it mean when an individual has absent insight/delusional beliefs with their OCD?

Answer 9

they really are convinced that what they are believing is true

Question 10

this disorder is characterized by a cognitive symptom related to perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance and REPETITIVE behaviors or mental acts in response to appearance concerns

Answer 10

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Question 11

this disorder is characterized by the preoccupation with the idea that one’s body is too small or insufficiently lean or muscular

Answer 11

muscle dysmorphia

Question 12

this disorder is characterized by a cognitive symptom related to perceived need to save possessions

experiences DISTRESS when facing the prospect of discarding them

Answer 12

Hoarding Disorder

Question 13

this disorder is characterized by the recurrent pulling out of one’s own hair

recurrent and repetitive hair-pulling behavior resulting in hair loss and repeated attempts to decrease or stop hair-pulling

out of anxiety

Answer 13

Trichotillomania (Hair-Pulling Disorder)

Question 14

what is TONSURE TRICHOTILLOMANIA?

Answer 14

tonsure trichotillomania describes hair loss primarily on the scalp, especially in a crown-shaped or circular pattern, resembling religious tonsures

Question 15

this disorder is characterized by recurrent and repetitive skin-picking behaviors resulting in skin lesions and repeated attempts to decrease or stop skin-picking

Answer 15

Excoriation (Skin-Picking Disorder)

Question 16

what disorders are present in the 6TH DIAGNOSTIC CLASS, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE AND RELATED DISORDERS

Answer 16

1. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
2. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
3. Muscle Dysmorphia
4. Hoarding Disorder
5. Trichotillomania
6. Excoriation Disorder