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Understanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is defined by intrusive and recurrent obsessions that lead to compulsive behaviors and a loss of significant time in people’s lives that could be spent doing regular, everyday activities. Engaging in compulsive behaviors, interestingly, serves to make the obsessions stronger, and it is important to understand this point to know which treatments work against this disorder.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by intrusive, recurrent thoughts that consume lots of time and compulsive behaviors that provide only brief relief or make the obsessions worse.
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Summary
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by intrusive, recurrent thoughts that consume lots of time and compulsive behaviors that provide only brief relief or make the obsessions worse. It is important to keep in mind the hallmark features of OCD to determine appropriate treatments and differentiate it from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
ChapterUnderstanding Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
EpisodeThe Science & Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
PodcastHuberman Lab
The documentary discussed examples of Repetition OCD, including counting numbers off and walking up and down the stairs for seven or eight times.
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Summary
The documentary discussed examples of Repetition OCD, including counting numbers off and walking up and down the stairs for seven or eight times. Such examples are often observable, but many people hide microbehaviours or count off in their heads to cope with their obsessive-compulsive disorder.