OBSESSIVE-

COMPULSIVE
DISORDER
by Yulbin Lee
 WHAT IS OCD?
Obsession Compulsion
repeated unwanted thoughts urge to do something over and
or sensations over again
1 IN 40 FOR BOTH MEN AND WOMEN
 COMMON SYMPTOMS
Obsession Compulsion
Unsafe Checking
Anxiety Arranging
Mental Rituals Routines
 DIAGNOSTIC AND
STATISTICAL MANUAL-5

Lists the specific diagnostic criteria to meet

for a diagnosis of OCD.
1.
OBSESSION,
COMPULSION,
OR BOTH
2.
TIME-CONSUMING OR
CAUSE SIGNIFICANT
DISTRESS IN LIFE
3.
NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO
THE PHYSIOLOGICAL
EFFECTS OF A SUBSTANCE
4.
NOT BETTER EXPLAINED
BY THE SYMPTOMS OF
ANOTHER MENTAL
DISORDER
CAUSE
1 2 3
Genetics Environment Brain Structure and
People with siblings or Association between Function
parents who have OCD childhood trauma and
Studies found differences
are at a higher risk for OCD symptoms has been
in the frontal cortex and
developing OCD reported in some studies
subcortical structures in
patients with OCD
 Medication
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(SRI), which include Selective
Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
(SSRI) are used to help reduce
OCD symptoms.
TREATMENT Psychotherapy
CBT, Exposure and other therapy
other related therapies can be as
effective as medication for many
individuals.
CASE STUDY
MRS. S.H
 AIM

Reaffirm the efficacy of Fear-

Stimuli Identification Therapy
(FSIT)
MRS. S.H
Age: 38

Occupation: unemployed

Medical History: had been under treatment of various

psychiatrists, but had not improvement
HISTORY
• Revealed that she faced the death of a close friend
and her grandmother in 6 months at the age of 11
• After experiencing the death of her father-in-law
developed a phobia in death
• She became a religious orator
• By performing so, she felt some sort of relief
SYMPTOMS
• She often became unconscious when she couldn't
get rid of the thoughts of her friends death
• lack of concentration
• Disturbed sleep
• Unreasonable repetition of different acts of routine
• Her daily routine was badly affected
• Depression
FEAR STIMULI IDENTIFICATION
THERAPY (FSIT)
• Based upon traumatic experience in early age of a
child
• Investigates and digs out such events from a
person’s unconscious
• Make the patient write on topics about the stimuli
• This makes the patient used to and understand the
topic better
• prevent further traumatic events
PROCEDURE
• Total 83 sessions of FSIT
• All online sessions

• First 7 to assess the condition

• Semistructured interviews were conducted with
Mrs. S.H. and her husband.
PROCEDURE
• In the rest of the session she wrote different topics
about death
• She was asked to put a cross mark for whenever she felt
stuck
• She was cross-questioned over the ideas mentioned in
the writing
• She went through a deep drowsiness when question was
too detailed
RESULTS
• By writing, she felt confident
about death
• Symptoms of disorder gradually
removed during therapy
• Her husband realized a huge
improvement
 Symptoms
The symptoms cause significant
distress on life

SIMILARITY
Other Disorders
Other disorders likes depression
comes along with OCD
 Age
OCD in a age of 38 isn't common

DIFFERENCES
Treatment
Therapy session usually have 70%
of effectiveness

Genetics
She had no family member with
OCD
 Effectiveness
Including this study and other
studies FSIT has shown great
effectiveness

STRENGTH
Side Effect
There are no significant side
effect
 Time
As you may have noticed it took
83 sessions

Relapse
WEAKNESS There has been cases where
symptoms recur. Lange et al.

Online
Online therapy sessions are
concerning
 BRANCH OF
PSYCHOLOGY
Cognitive Psychology Behavioral Psychology
The fact that it is based on patient's The fact that it is based on how
past experience patients behave on the stimuli
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