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DISORDERS &
OBSESSIVE-
COMPULSIVE
DISORDER
JULYSSA JUAREZ, JIN LEE, ALAYNA MENDOZA,
CLAIRE RODRIAN,KELSEY TRINH
(GUEST STARRING DR. BUSSE)
Agenda
Class Activity
DSM-5 Diagnosis and Prevalence Rates
Biological Theories
Medications
Research on Effectiveness
Resources
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Class Activity
Anxiety Disorders
Fear is the emotional response to Anxiety is the anticipation of future
real or perceived imminent threat threat
Surges of autonomic arousal: fight Muscle tension
or flight Vigilance in preparation for future
Thoughts of immediate danger danger
Escape behaviors Cautious or avoidant behaviors
Prevalence Rates
(ADAA, 2021;(American
American Psychiatric
Psychiatric Association,
Association, 2013)
2013)
DSM-5 Obsessive-Compulsive
and Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Body Dysmoprhic
Hoarding Disorder
Disorder (OCD) Disorder
Substance/Medication-
Trichotillomania Excoriation (Skin-
Induced Obsessive-Compulsive
(Hair-Pulling Disorder) Picking) Disorder and Related Disorder
(Pittenger, 2014)
Biological Theories
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Chemical Imbalance
Serotonin - involved in mood,
appetite, sleep, pain control, and
cerebral activation
Double-blind study
Dopamine - plays a role in motivation
and reward
basal ganglia heavily endowed
with dopaminergic fibers