OCD
By: Owen Dye and Seth Britton
What Is OCD
OCD medically known as obsessive-compulsiv disorder
What Is OCD
How any people does it affect
Approximately 2.3% of the population between ages 18- 54 suffers from OCD, which out ranks mental disorders such as: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or panic disorder. In the U.S., approximately 3.3 million people have OCD, of which you have 0.3 to 1% of pediatric population and 2% of adult population.
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What It Does
OCD makes unwanted and disturbing thoughts (Obsessions) that makes people feel anxious or uncomfortable making the person want to reduce it by engaging in repetitive behaviors or mental acts (Compulsions. For example somebody thinks about them doing something completley embaressing and then it gets stuck in their head and they just can't get it out.
How To Cure It Or Deal With It
Behavior therapy, also known as cognitive behavioral psychotherapy (CBT), is the first step in treating OCD. CBT uses exposure and response prevention. Patients are exposed to things that they fear. This exposure helps to lessen anxiety, because increased contact with an object of fear often lessens fears.
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