The document discusses obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and provides information about assessing OCD symptoms using a scale. It describes common OCD rituals like checking, counting, cleaning, and hoarding that sufferers engage in to relieve anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts. The document also references a video that features interviews with OCD sufferers explaining how their condition affects them.
3. Take the OCD Scale Mark each question as True or False of you
4. Results Add 1 point if you marked TRUE to the following numbers; 1,2,4,6,7,8,16,17, 18,21 Add 1 point if you marked FALSE to the following numbers: 5,9,10,11,12,13,14,19,20,22 Mean score for men is 11.15 Mean score for women is 11.24
5. What happens when a phobia gets out of control? Creates repetitive thoughts that can produce painful ideas or compulsive ideas If I dont answer the question correctly, I will fail the class. Creates repetitive actions that a person has to complete before they feel that they can move on to the next activity. My hands feel dirty and not clean even though I washed them and use Purell twice
6. OCD sufferers create rituals that are ways to relieve anxiety Create rules like I must wear a special pair of socks to play well at my sport What happens if you walk under a ladder?
7. Types of rituals Checkers- When you have to go back to your car to see if you left the lights on Counters When you count steps, words, actions to relieve stress. Dont step on a crack or you will break your mothers back! Remember that childhood rhyme? Hoarders You collect and keep things as you are afraid of losing your possessions Cleaners You wash your body, surfaces and hands to excess
8. Video This is from Oprah and it has a selection of OCD sufferers on it. Listen to what each person says and how it affects them,