. Characteristics of OCD (OCR A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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OCD behavioural characteristic: avoiding triggers
OCD behavioural characteristic: avoiding triggers
Avoidance behaviour
OCD behavioural: repetitive acts reducing anxiety
OCD behavioural: repetitive acts reducing anxiety
Compulsions
4 emotional characteristics of OCD
4 emotional characteristics of OCD
Anxiety, distress, embarrassment, shame
OCD cognitive: how they view their anxiety
OCD cognitive: how they view their anxiety
Acknowledge it's excessive and irrational
OCD cognitive: strategies for obsessions
OCD cognitive: strategies for obsessions
Cognitive strategies to deal with obsessions
2 brain structures in neural explanation of OCD
2 brain structures in neural explanation of OCD
Basal ganglia and orbitofrontal cortex (OBF)
Type of OBF that causes obsessions in OCD
Type of OBF that causes obsessions in OCD
Hyperactive OBF
Neural cause of compulsions in OCD
Neural cause of compulsions in OCD
Weaker signals from basal ganglia to OBF
Serotonin levels in people with OCD
Serotonin levels in people with OCD
Less serotonin release
Type of neurotransmitter serotonin is
Type of neurotransmitter serotonin is
Inhibitory neurotransmitter
Effect of less serotonin on OBF
Effect of less serotonin on OBF
Hyperactive OBF
Evidence supporting neural explanation of OCD
Evidence supporting neural explanation of OCD
Antidepressants increase serotonin & reduce OCD symptoms
Causation issue: brain changes in OCD
Causation issue: brain changes in OCD
Changes could be result of OCD, not the cause