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Obsessions and Compulsions, 2005.
This looks at severe cases of obsessions and compulsions that are known as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 10 sources, £ 36.95
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In this article, the writer looks at the obsessive-compulsive disorder. The paper also discusses the treatments that are currently available to deal with this disorder. Other questions addressed include when and how OCD was recognized as a mental disorder and how OCD affects the neurological and physical capabilities of patients who are diagnosed with the disorder. The writer points out that while OCD can interfere with normal functioning and make life extremely difficult for the patient, there is no cure for the disorder, but treatment does result in control of symptoms.
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"All people need routine, rituals and habits in order to organize their daily lives. For example, organization and arrangement of belongings and supplies is essential both at home and at work. People who have obsessive-compulsive disorder, however, are often so concerned with order and ritual that these activities require a great deal of time and become a real problem in their daily lives. Basically, obsessive-compulsive disorder is disorder that "causes a person's thoughts to repeat. These repeating thoughts, called obsessions, lead a person with OCD to perform certain tasks over and over in an effort to make the obsessions go away"."
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), 2008.
A critique of the film "What About Bob?" by Frank Oz and book
"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The Latest Assessment and Treatment Strategies" by Gail Steketee.
960 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, £ 23.95
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This paper presents a critique of a film, What About Bob", and a book, "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The latest Assessmentand Treatment Strategies, which are both about obsessive compulsive disorder. The paper explains that the author learned from the film that the sociopathic, interpersonal behaviors, which the character of Bob in the film exhibits, are some of the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorders (OCD). The paper then relates that a major area of contention in the book is the use of medications to help resolve the common symptoms of OCD. The author stresses that Steketee provides a great deal of insight about behavioral therapy, which provides far more solutions to OCD than the medicinal and surgical treatments often found in other studies done for patient treatment.
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"Some of the others question about Steketee's reliance on behavioral therapy for treatment is the Appendix where she describes many of the findings of clinical studies that provide information about behavioral therapy. Certainly, the success rates of behavioral therapy need to be addressed far more often than the heavily sponsored pharmaceutical studies being done due to their massive financial resources. Steketee provides the foundation for behavioral studies that give her the premise of providing more behavioral solutions for patients that are suffering from this disorder."
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Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 2006.
A case study of a woman diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2,323 words (approx. 9.3 pages), 11 sources, APA, £ 49.95
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This paper discusses abnormal psychology and personality disorders in general and obsessive-compulsive disorder in particular, with a full case study of a woman diagnosed with this complaint. It details all the related symptoms and their manifestation concluding with suitable available treatments.
Outline:
Introduction
Case Study Particulars
The Prevalence and Characteristics of Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
The Physiological basis of anxiety disorders
Diagnostic Alternatives
Treatment Strategies
Conclusion
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"According to Martin Kantor, abnormal psychology concerns "the study of mental disorders and maladaptive behavior, including neuroses and psychoses, and of normal phenomena that are not completely understood, such as dreams and altered states of consciousness" (1992). As a branch of the study of abnormal psychology, a personality disorder "is a non-psychotic mental illness characterized by enduring patterns of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about oneself and the environment in ways that are maladaptive, being those that go against normal adaptive processes" (McNeil, 1970). Thus, an individual affected with a personality disorder often utilizes inflexible behavior patterns in order to fulfill his/her own personal needs and attain self-satisfaction, often at the expense of others and society. These traits mainly result in severe functional impairment and/or subjective distress, usually imagined or brought on by a particular illness.
"Having a personality disorder means that the affected individual is not the kind of person who can adapt smoothly to the normal routines of everyday life. Instead, the person expects the world and those in his orbit to change rather than being able to adjust to the requirements of different situations and relationships. In essence, the affected person behaves in a rigid and inflexible way that perpetuates vicious cycles and fulfills his/her worst prophecies".
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Anorexia Nervosa And Obsessive Compulsive Behaviors, 2006.
An analysis of the relationship between anorexia nervosa and obsessive compulsive behaviors in adolescent males.
1,928 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 42.95
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This study examines the extent to which there exists a relationship between male adolescent anorexics and a disordered thinking symptom (panic), namely obsessive-compulsivity. The paper also attempts to establish possible correlations between obsessive-compulsiveness and the socio-economic class, grade level, birth order, and family status (divorce vs. intact) of male adolescent anorexics.
Table of Contents:
Introduction and Literature Review
Research Purpose, Question and Hypothesis
Definition of Terms
Research Methodology
Participants
Measurement Instrument
Procedure and Analysis
Summary
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"Some of the more frequent symptoms exhibited by the male population include social isolationism, perfectionism, rigid cognitive style, and obsessive-compulsiveness of the panic disorder type in terms of an expressed fear of gaining weight over muscle growth (Fisher, et al, 1995). Although the general lack of a slimness value on male adolescents puts them at a somewhat lower risk the phenomenon is increasing in frequency wherein the muscular body type is seen as an advantage to gaining a competitive edge, albeit in sports, social relations, or an ideal male image. In a situation wherein a male adolescent finds himself looking for independence and acceptance, loosing weight seems to be a solution."
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2002.
An overview of the causes and treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
1,080 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper looks at obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), a psychological disorder that causes the same stressful or alarming and worrisome thoughts to occur over and over, obsessively, in the mind of the person with the disorder.
Outline
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
What is OCD Like?
How does One Get OCD?
How is OCD Diagnosed?
How is OCD Treated?
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"Children tend to show specific patterns. They may avoid sharp things out of a concern regarding injuring self or others. OCD often makes a child appear to dawdle when the child is actually repeatedly checking or counting something. They may appear to daydream when they?re actually stuck in an obsessive thought. If they have hand-washing rituals, they may spend extended amounts of time in the bathroom. Repeated checking and insistence on a stylized perception of perfection can cause late schoolwork. There may be signs of many erasures on papers. It may be hard to spot these things, because people with OCD often work hard to hide their traits so no one will try to make them give them up (Gale Ency., 2001)."
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2004.
This paper discusses Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a brain-based psychological disorder characterized by uncontrollable obsessions to perform repeatedly behavioral rituals.
1,215 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 28.95
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This paper discusses that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) must be distinguished from Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD), which is a completely different psychiatric disorder. Despite some similarity between the irrational themes underlying each disorder, OCPD patients do not typically perform compulsive rituals; rather, they tend to become preoccupied with perfectionism or with ordered regularity or rules. The author points out that Behavioral Modification Therapy is unsuccessful by itself, but it is often combined with Cognitive Therapy, in which the therapist discusses the irrationality of the specific fears underlying the patient?s fears and compulsions. The paper states that the first goal of pharmacological treatment of OCD is to maintain a sufficient level of serotonin in the brain to eliminate OCD symptoms.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Symptoms
Treatment
Prognosis
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"The first line of medications used in conjunction with treatment of OCD is anti-anxiety medications or mild sedatives to counteract the increased anxiety that is often brought on by behavioral and cognitive psychotherapeutic approaches. If the patient is unresponsive (or not satisfactorily responsive) to a combination of behavioral and cognitive therapy, the next approach is usually the prescription of a Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitor. Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors are classified either as Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SRI) or Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI). As their names imply, both SRI?s and SSRI?s block the reuptake (or absorption) of the neurotransmitter seratonin to address seratonin insufficiency in the brains of patients exhibiting OCD symptoms. SSRI?s are usually employed first because they affect only seratonin; whereas, SRI?s also impinge upon other neurotransmitters that are unrelated to OCD symptoms. Consequently, SRI?s are more likely to result in coincidental unwanted side effects, such as weight gain, tiredness, dizziness, as well as blood pressure changes and even cardiac irregularities."
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2002.
This paper describes obsessive-compulsive disorder and its relationship to other anxiety disorders particularly depression.
1,900 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 8 sources, £ 49.95
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This paper addresses the difference between obsessions and compulsions. The author points out the prevalence of the disorder in children and adolescents. The paper includes the different types of OCD and current drug treatments and therapies for the disorder.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2006.
This paper offers an overview of obsessive-compulsive disorder, an anxiety disorder.
1,747 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 39.95
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The paper explains that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety driven mental illness that results in life altering behaviors and relates that it is the fourth most common psychiatric handicap or disability in the United States today. The paper discusses the symptoms, the available treatments and how one can live with the stigmas involved. The paper concludes that diagnosing and treating patients with OCD is vital to their health and well-being. New research continues to offer promising new revelations regarding OCD and other anxiety driven psychological disorders.
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Overview OCD/Diagnosis
Symptoms OCD
Treatment OCD
Living With The Stigma of OCD
Conclusions
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"Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is one of many treatable anxiety disorders that pose "significant mental health problems" and "impair social functioning and quality of life" for patients diagnosed with the disease (Valente, 2002: 125). Anxiety disorders like OCD are among the more common forms of psychiatric disorders, yet they often receive relatively little attention with regard to research and medical history (Valente, 2002). Rasmussen & Eisen (1992) define OCD as the "fourth most common" psychiatric handicap or disability in the United States today."
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2005.
An examination of the anxiety disorder known as obsessive-compulsive disorder.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 6 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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OCD is an anxiety disorder that is characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts and/or repetitive behavior. This paper explains that no definitive cause for this condition exists, although serotonin brain uptake is thought to play a significant role. It shows that specific criteria exist for diagnosis of OCD. It discusses that effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder are available and that research is yielding new, improved therapies that can help most people with OCD and other anxiety disorders lead productive, fulfilling lives.
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"Treatment of OCD in adults has demonstrated that medications are effective, and the existing studies of children with OCD using medications also tend to suggest some benefit (Angst et al., 2005). Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are preferred over the other classes of antidepressants because the adverse effect profile is less prominent (Mataix-Cols et al., 2005). These SSRIs are considered to be the first-line medications for treatment of OCD. Fluoxetine and paroxetine have been demonstrated to be effective in controlled studies (Kaplan & Hollander, 2003). Most experts recommends trials with two or three of the SSRI medicines before switching to a different class of medication (Kaplan & Hollander, 2003). With all of these medicines, a large number of persons with OCD do not respond until 8-12 weeks of treatment. Approximately one third of patients do not respond to a particular SSRI, and the likelihood of responding drops significantly after 3 SSRI trials (Kaplan & Hollander, 2003)."
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Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, 2004.
Case study of a patient diagnosed with anxiety-based, obsessive-compulsive disorder.
2,340 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 10 sources, APA, £ 49.95
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This paper uses a case study of a patient diagnosed with anxiety-based, obsessive-compulsive disorder to discuss its symptoms, characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment.
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"Having a personality disorder means that the affected individual is not the kind of person who can adapt smoothly to the normal routines of everyday life. Instead, the person expects the world and those in his orbit to change rather than being able to adjust to the requirements of different situations and relationships. In essence, the affected person behaves in a rigid and inflexible way that perpetuates vicious cycles and fulfills his/her worst prophecies."
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Obsessive Compulsive Behavior, 2004.
Reviews the history of treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
1,105 words (approx. 4.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, £ 26.95
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This paper begins with a brief description of the disorder known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and an explanation for why people develop the disorder. In an effort to provide a better understanding of the causal factors of OCD and what can be done to relieve or perhaps eliminate the mental and behavioral problems associated with it, the paper then delves into a review of the history of OCD treatment and recent medical results regarding its treatment and study.
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"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) was once thought to be a rare mental disease. However, is now known to be one of the highest-ranking psychological problems. About 2 percent of the population between ages 18 to 54 suffers from OCD, which outranks mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or panic disorder (Phillipson). This means that in the U.S., approximately 3.3 million people have OCD, with up to 1 percent of the pediatric population and 2 percent of the adult population (ibid)."
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 2005.
A discussion about obsessive compulsive disorder and its treatments.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 5 sources, £ 36.95
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The paper offers a presentation on obsessive compulsive disorder with respect to theory, characteristics and treatment. The treatments discussed are both cognitive behavioral therapy and medical management therapy. In the paper, certain drugs are presented as treatment modalities. The paper also reviews Schwartz's cognitive behavioral therapy program.
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"Throughout history, mental disorders have plagued mankind without benefit of understanding or empathy. In fact the majority of mental disorders such as schizophrenia, personality disorders, manic-depressive or bipolar disorders have long been misunderstood and mistreated. As a result of the misunderstanding of the mental disease process, fear and shame were often the hallmarks of those who were afflicted. At times, those afflicted with a mental disease were tortured, burned at the stake as heretics and even placed in "cleansing vats", all in the name of purifying the mind. Today, however, through a more compassionate and scientific understanding, mental disorders have become a recognizable disease characterized by a disruption of the body's psycho-neurobiological process (Docherty, et al, 2003)."
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 2005.
An overview of the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
1,840 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 9 sources, APA, £ 43.95
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This paper examines Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) in adults and children. The paper begins with a discussion of the etiology and prevalence of the disease. Next the paper reviews co-morbid diseases. The paper then focuses on the symptoms and treatment of OCD, with special emphasis on the role of the nurse as therapist and educator.
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Interventions for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, 2007.
This paper discusses two methods of intervention applicable to working with children and young people with obsessive compulsive disorder.
1,631 words (approx. 6.5 pages), 8 sources, APA, £ 36.95
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Within the context of multi-disciplinary practice, relevant legislation and social policy, this essay outlines and evaluates two methods of intervention applicable to working with children and young people with a mental health disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The methods of intervention that are outlined and evaluated are cognitive behavioural therapy and opportunity led work. The essay also addresses the challenges inherent in practicing across different value bases and theoretical understandings of the medical and social model of mental health. Throughout the essay, an awareness of oppressive and discriminatory practice is present.
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"There are two theoretical perspectives to take into consideration when working with people with mental health issues; the medical model and the social model. The medical model has a broad application however it does originally sit in the field of medicine. The medical model follows a general series of events; diagnosis stage, prescriptive stage and curative stage. The diagnostic stage is when the individual goes to see the professional, be it a doctor or a psychologist. The prescriptive stage is when the individual describes what is wrong with them or explains what is happening to them. The curative stage is the resolution stage where the professional attempts to find a solution to the problem. The medical model does not take into consideration any external forces such as family or social networks when dealing with the individual whereas the social model is based on these external influences on the individual. The medical model is defined by a set medical framework and this then defines how the individual will be viewed, this differs from social work as the interventions are always client led."
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