OCD related disorders Flashcards
Excoriation disorder - skin-picking
Categorized as self-soothing behavior
Dermatillomania
Dermatillomania - common area
Face
Fingers
Hands
Arms
Legs
Often feels embarrassed and ashamed
Dermatillomania
Treatment: Dermatillomania
Alternative Therapies (yoga, acupuncture, biofeedback)
Chronic repetitive hair-pulling
Self-soothing behavior
Trichotillomania
Onset is in childhood (most common) but it can also persist into adulthood with development of anxiety and depression
Trichotillomania
Treatment: Trichotillomania
Behavioral Therapy
Medications (SSRI Antidepressants, Clomipramine (anafranil))
Preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in physical appearance that causes significant distress for the individual and interferes with functioning in daily life
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
The person ruminates and worries about the defect, often blaming all of life’s problems on their “flawed” appearance, that is, the appearance is the reason the person is unsuccessful at work or finding a significant other, for feelings of unhappiness, and so forth
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
Treatment: BDD
SSRIs
BDD: what is to be discouraged?
Cosmetic Surgery
Progressive, debilitating, compulsive disorder only recently diagnosed on its own
Had been a symptom of OCD previously but differs from OCD in significant ways
Hoarding Disorder
Diagnosis most commonly occurs between ages of 20 and 30 years
More common in females with a parent or first-degree relative who hoards as well
Hoarding Disorder
Involves excessive acquisition of animals or apparently useless things, cluttered living spaces that becomes uninhabitable, and significant distress or impairment for the individual
May also exhibit maladaptive personality traits
Hoarding Disorder
Treatment: Hoarding Disorder
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Self-help Groups
