PSY 282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Streptococcal Pharyngitis, Tic Disorder, Intrusive Thought

• School: University of Rochester
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 282
• Professor: Ryan Thibodeau

Document Summary

It is not uncommon for someone with ocd to experience severe generalized anxiety, recurrent panic attacks, debilitating avoidance, and major depression, all occurring simultaneously with obsessive-compulsive symptoms. Obsessions are intrusive and mostly nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges that the person tries to resist or eliminate. Compulsions are the thoughts or actions used to suppress the obsessions and provide relief. There are four major types of obsessions, and each is associated with a pattern of compulsive behavior: Compulsion: putting things in a certain order, repeating rituals. Repetitive or excessive washing, using gloves and/or masks to do daily tasks. Collecting/saving objects with little or no actual or sentimental value. On rare occasions, patients, particularly children, will present with compulsions, but few or no identifiable obsessions. It is common for tic disorder to co-occur in patients with ocd or in their families. More complex tics with involuntary vocalizations characterize tourette"s disorder. In some cases, these movements are not tics but may be compulsions.