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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Date 1

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Foundation

A presentation for students, school staff and families.

By Bianca Ometto.

What is OCD?

The American Psychiatric Association explains OCD as an anxiety disorder which causes:

What is?

Obsessions:

recurring thoughts,

ideas,

or sensations

These obsessions consequently trigger Compulsions.

  • Compulsions cause the individual to engage in repetitive behavior to an extent that it interferes with one's ability to carry on daily activities and/or social interactions.

Common Obsessions signs and symptoms in childhood OCD include excessive worries about:

Signs and Symptoms

contamination

harm

the need for symmetry or exactness

forbidden sexual or religious thoughts

Common Compulsion signs and symptoms in childhood OCD include:

Compulsions

cleaning

rituals

checking

repeating

ordering and arranging

acting out and behavior issues

Reminder

Reminder: behaviors need to impact one's ability to carry out daily routines and social interactions in order to fall under the OCD category.

Example:

Contrasting OCD vs Normative behaviors.

Contrast

Normal behavior Indicative behavior

Washes hands once Washes hands for at least 30

with soap and water seconds with excessive

for 15 seconds. amounts of soap.

How it relates to OCD:

Ritualizing the hand washing process, may repeat the steps numerous times until they are satisfied their hands are clean.

Did you know?

Treatment

  • Comorbid anxiety and depression may be secondary to OCD.

  • It is likely children will try to "hide" symptoms from peers, teachers, and parents.

  • OCD is persistent, can occur in children aged 7 or younger.

  • Even with treatment, individuals may continue to have OCD.

Treatment

The three main components of treating Obsessive Compulsive Disorder are:

Treatment

1. Education: promote education about OCD to the individual affected, their families, classmates, and teachers. This provides information and helps decreased stigma associated with disorder.

2. Cognitive Behavior Therapy: affected individual learn tools to manage compulsions.

3. Medication: selected serotonin reuptake inhibitors seem effective and somewhat safe to be taken by children.

Resources:

Resources:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 3rd ed. (2012) Goodman, Robert, and Scott, Stephen. Wiley-Blackwell. Chichester, West Sussex.

  • Gorrindo, T. (2017, July). What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? Retrieved June 15, 2020, from https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/ocd/what-is-obsessive-compulsive-disorder#:~:text=Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder in,do something repetitively (compulsions).

  • Shatkin, J. P. (2015). Child & adolescent mental health: a practical, all-in-one guide. New York: W.W. Norton & Company.
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