Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that produce uneasiness and the performance of repetitive behaviors to relieve temporary anxiety. It is caused by abnormalities in the orbital cortex of the brain and genetics that can cause different reactions to events. Doctors diagnose OCD using patient reports of symptoms like fears of contamination or harming others, and treatments include medications, psychotherapy, and in severe cases, psychosurgery.
2. Type of anxiety disorderIntrusive thoughts produce and uneasiness, worry, fear, or apprehension4th most common mental disorderPerforming repetitive behaviors provides temporary relief but not full relief to the anxietyBackground
3. Abnormalities within the orbital cortex of the brainThe nerve Seretonin can cause different reactions to events therefore causing the different reactions for people with OCD Level of brain dysfunction in people with OCDGeneticsCauses
4. Fear of being contaminatedOverly TidyThoughts that you’ve hurt someone Superstitious (not walking on the cracks in the sidewalk)Signs and Symptoms
