What does Paul have to do all the time especially at night? (name at least 3 thing)
-check stove
-check water
-check electricity
-flicker the lights a certain amount of times
-make sure everything is off
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What does OCD stand for?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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What does the thoughts, images and/or impulses cause?
anxiety
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A person with OCD is unable to ignore ______ that cause distress.
Repetitive thoughts , images and/or impulses.
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What is CBT stand for ?
Cognitive Behavioral therapy
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Why does Paul have to check everything? What is afraid will happen if he doesn't?
He is afraid he will hurt/kill someone.
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What type of disorder is it ?
An anxiety disorder.
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How do you cover these thoughts, images and/or impulses?
With other thoughts or actions.
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What are compulsions?
Repeated acts according to their “rule”
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What is the name of the test that test for OCD?
The Yale Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale
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How many times does Paul have to flicker the lights? (Name 2)
-1,2,3,4
-1,2,3,4 (4 times)
-sometimes 7
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How common is this mental disorder? (Rank)
The 4th most common disorder.
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What is a person driven to do according to their rules?
Repeat behavioral acts/rituals.
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The block of serotonin causes _____ .
False alarms/ Misinterprets information
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What does the antidepressants do ?
Antidepressants increase serotonin levels
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What does Paul have to do when he goes over a speed bump? Why?
Paul has to go back to the speed bump and make sure it was a speed bump and that he didn't run over a person. He is constantly worried that he will or has harmed someone.
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What is a medication prescribed to a person with OCD?
Prozac
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Thoughts, images and/or impulses don’t have to be a ____ _____ problem.
Real Life
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Explain how OCD is neg. reinforced ?
Since anxiety is taken away and reinforcement since the chance of performing "rituals" to relieve the anxiety will increase.
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What approach is used in Cognitive Behavorial Therapy called?
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
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How did Paul's OCD begin?
He believes it began when he was little doing a paper route with his girlfriend when she got thirsty and brought her some water out but forgot to turn off the water and flooded the first floor of his house.
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What television network broadcasts The OCD Project?
VH1
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What is the name of the manual used to diagnose psychological disorders?
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders: DSM-IV-TR