PSY 245 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Tunxis Community College, Body Dysmorphic Disorder
8 Dec 2020
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Intense and ongoing fear of potentially embarrassing social or performance. Excessive, unreasonable fear of a particular object or situation. Fear or anxiety is out of proportion to the actual danger posed by the specific. Phobias: animal, natural environment, blood-injection injury, and situational. Extreme levels of worry about various events or activities. Worry and anxiety are not in proportion to actual risk or problems. Persistent, uncontrollable worry across several domains object/situation. Restlessness or feeling keyed up or on edge. Panic attacks aren"t normally a symptom, more of a specifier. Many people will perform certain rituals more than usual. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly. Related to having obsessive thoughts about your body.
