Symptoms & Signs
This general symptom includes repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that cause anxiety
What are obsessions?
Individuals with this degree of relation to relatives suffering from OCD are at highest risk
What is first degree of relation?
The abbreviated name for serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
What is SRI?
Portland OCD and Anxiety Center
Portland Psychotherapy
Portland Anxiety Clinic
What are local Portland resources?
Often in response to an obsession, this symptom is defined as a repetitive behavior
What is a compulsion?
You are most at risk for developing OCD during this stage of life
What is adolescence?
SRIs often need higher daily doses in the treatment of OCD and may take 8 to 12 weeks to start working.
How do SRIs affect the treatment of OCD?
This percentage of people in the USA suffer from OCD
What is 2.3%?
Excessive cleaning/handwashing may be a compulsive reaction of this type of obsession
What is fear of germs or contamination?
Occurrence of this trauma during childhood may contribute to an OCD diagnosis
What is physical or sexual abuse?
This form of treatment is effective in reducing compulsive behaviors in OCD, even when people don’t respond well to SRI medication.
What is Exposure and Response Prevention?
That person is crazy.
I can’t trust being around him/her because of their OCD.
People with OCD shouldn’t be parents.
What are stigmas surrounding OCD?
OCD often accompanies these two mental disorders
What are anxiety and depression?
Structural differences in these parts of the brain are signs that an individual has OCD
What are the frontal cortex and and subcortical structures?
This form of treatment focuses on identifying, understanding and changing thinking and behavior patterns.
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
OCD is sometimes incorrectly used as this type of term describing all “obsessive” behaviors.
What is a catch-all term?
OCD can worsen to the point that the sufferer's life becomes consumed with OC behaviors. Specifically, it can inhibit their ability to attend school, keep a job, and/or can lead to social isolation.
What are the dangers of OCD?
History of this infection during childhood can increase an individual's risk for developing OCD
What is a Streptococcal infection?
This medication has been proven to be effective in both children and adults with OCD.
What is clomipramine?
This TV character is an example of representation of individuals with OCD in the media
Who is Monk?