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Obsessive compulsive Disorder
Symptoms
What is OCD?
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a type of anxiety disorder in which you have unreasonable thoughts and fears that lead you to engage in repetitive behaviors. With obsessive-compulsive disorder, you may realize that your obsessions aren't reasonable, and you may try to ignore them or stop them. But that only increases your distress and anxiety. Ultimately, you feel driven to perform compulsive acts in an effort to ease your distress. poster yourself
-Biology. Some evidence shows that OCD may be a result of changes in your body's own natural chemistry or brain functions. Some evidence also shows that OCD may have a genetic component, but specific genes have yet to be identified. Environment. Some researchers believe that OCD stems from behavior-related habits that you learned over time. Insufficient serotonin. An insufficient level of serotonin, one of your brain's chemical messengers, may contribute to obsessive-compulsive disorder. Some studies that compare images of the brains of people who have obsessive-compulsive disorder with the brains of those who don't show differences in brain activity patterns. In addition, people with obsessive-compulsive disorder who take medications that enhance the action of serotonin often have fewer OCD symptoms. Strep throat. Some studies suggest that some children develop OCD after infection with group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal pharyngitis — strep throat. However, these studies are controversial and more evidence is needed before strep throat can be blamed.
Causes
CONSULTATION WITH SCHOOL PERSONNEL Anxienty medication Flexible arrangements for work if fatigue, stress, symptoms of OCD or the affects of medication are an issue • Suitable accommodation and planning to avoid problematic environments • A room to rest in • Specialist tuition for study skills and strategies if appropriate • Strategies should be in place to see that students can familiarise themselves with the handling of equipment, (for example in a laboratory) • Extra time in examinations and/or the use of a word processor • Arrangements for sitting examinations in a controlled environment • A visually based approach to presentation where possible, if students are uncomfortable with handling learning materials *Create a discipline plan *explain what is good and bad behavior
Teaching Strategies
-Medication -Behavioral Therapy -Family and Group Therapy and related anciety disorder that affects family members and loved ones in a profound way. Family benefits from consultations aimed at helping increase the understanding of these patients and themselves on how to deal most effectively with this disorder. -Intensive individual congnitive behavior therapy CBT Utilizing the principles of exposure and response prevention-encouraging the person to face and confront his/her fears rather than be controlled by then.
Treatment
Excessive Checking, Repeating, washing, rituals, obsessions, with contamination, neatness, orderliness, perfection. Pure obsessions, unwanted thoughts of possibility causing harm to themselves and others around. COMPULSIONS hair pulling, imagining ugliness, excessive saving, collecting, inability to throw things away leading to unlivable household.
