Pre-IB Psychology - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Transcript of Pre-IB Psychology - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OBSESSIVE
COMPULSIVE
DISORDER
INTRODUCTION 1
OCD is…
A TRAP!
OCD can be classified into…
DIRT AGGRESSION
ORDERLINESS ILLNESS
SEX RELIGION
BIOLOGICAL
FACTORS 2
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
NEUROTRANSMITTERS SEROTONIN
BROKEN LINKS IN BRAIN
BROKEN LINKS IN BRAIN
Orbital-frontal cortex
Thalamus
GENETICS
GENETICS
87% identical twins Carey, Gottesman, 1981
3 COGNITIVE FACTORS
MISINTERPRETATION OF THOUGHTS
MISINTERPRETATION OF THOUGHTS “Oh no I’m a danger to children”
MISINTERPRETATION OF THOUGHTS “Washing hands makes me feel
relieved” Cognitive Behavioral Theory
OCD sufferers perform actions to reduce threat Salkovskis, 2003
An attempt to suppress a thought
can lead to its inverse Salkovskis, Kirk, 1997
SOCIOCULTURAL
FACTORS 4
PAST EXPERIENCES
PAST EXPERIENCES Living situation
Abuse Illness
Death
RELIGION
RELIGION 13/34 OCD sufferers from North
Jerusalem perform religious rituals
constantly Greenberg, Witztum, 1994
LOCATION
LOCATION
Native Mexican Americans more likely to have anxiety disorders than those who just immigrated to U.S.
TIME
RELIGION College students are more anxious
now than in 1950’s
EVALUATION +
RECAP 5
HIGH LEVELS OF SEROTONIN à ANXIETY
ANXIETY à HIGH LEVELS OF SEROTONIN?
OR
ARE THEORIES RELIABLE?
RECAP
RECAP Biological Cognitive
Sociocultural
Neurotransmitters Lose wiring of brain Genetics
Misinterpretation of thoughts Cognitive-Behavioral Theory
Past experiences Religion Location
Age
THE END!
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