1Listen to the audio lecture while viewing these slidesPsychology 311Abnormal Psychology1Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders2Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyOverview• Driven thoughts or actions• Severe enough to be time consuming• More than one hour a day• Or, causing significant impairment in daily functioning• Behaviors help reduce anxiety of thoughts• Repeating them helps them feel safe3Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyOverview• More common in upper income individuals• Tend to be more intelligent• About equal numbers of males and females4Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyDefinitions• Obsessions• Person is preoccupied with thoughts•Many types•Sex, aggression, religious, is the stove on• Compulsions• Person is compelled to perform specific acts or rituals over and over• Washing hands or face, check if door is locked, check if coffee maker is on5Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyNormal vs. Abnormal • Is normal to check or think occasionally• Did I turn off the stove•Did I lock the door• Did I turn off the lights• Is abnormal to do it 30 times a day• Pressure to check becomes more intense until you do check – then relief• Negatively reinforced for the behavior6Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyHealthy People with Compulsive Tendencies vs. Obsessive/Compulsive Disorder•Healthy• Has tendencies to help their lives run smoothly, be organized• Also take pride in controlling their emotions• O/C Individuals• Have exaggerated attention to details• Difficulty making decisions• Cannot control thoughts or feelings• Have a detached air about them• Tend to keep the problem a secret27Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyFour Categories•Checking• Cleaning•Slowness• Doubting and conscientiousness• Phobic people fear what might happen to them, O/C fear what they might do to someone8Psyc 311 – Abnormal PsychologyTreatment•Drugs• Prozac appears to be promising•Behavioral• Extinction •Expose the client to a stimulus, prevent the response, repeat until the behavior stops occurring• Systematic Desensitization also helps• Cognitive therapy• Works on persons excessive sense of
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