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Obsessive Compulsion Disorder
By: Dr. Slide2
Obsessive Compulsion Disorder
OCD is an anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, unwanted thoughts and
repetitive behaviors you feel compelled to perform.You probably recognize the obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are
irrational, but you are unable to resist them and break free.Slide3
Signs and Symptoms: Obsessive Thoughts
Fear of being contaminated
By dirt or germsOr contaminating othersFear of causing yourself or others harmViolent thoughts or actionsExcess thoughts on religion or moral ideasFear of losing things or not having things you might need
The idea that everything is “perfect” and neatHaving superstitions; extra attention to something considered lucky or unlucky Slide4
Signs and Symptoms: Compulsive Behaviors
Always double checking thingsLike locks, appliances, and switches
Repeatedly checking loved ones to make sure they are okayCounting, tapping, or repeating of certain wordsSpending a lot of time cleaning or washingArranging things “just right”Praying a lot or doing rituals that are triggered by religious fears
Keeping junkSlide5
Sammie Salvatore
Born: March 18th
, 1990 (23)Job: Girl Scout LeaderSlide6
Session One-March 15th
2013
As Sammie walked into our first session, she walked in as she was afraid of something. When I asked her to sit down, she grabbed a wipe out of her purse and wiped her chair off before sitting down. Not even thirty seconds later she asked if she could go wash her hands. I told her the restroom was down the hall to the left and she said she already knew where it was. As she got up to go wash her hands, she grabbed another wipe out of her purse and used it to open the door. When she finally returned, it had been ten minutes. I had reminded her that we only had 45 minutes so we should get started. I asked her “Why did you come to my office?’’ and she said “My mother said I should come”. I had asked her why her mother wanted her to, and she said “My mom thinks I have something wrong with me”. After she said that, I noticed that she grabbed her hand sanitizer out of her purse and used it. For the rest of the session I had her tell me about her life. I asked her to bring her mother to the next session.Slide7
Session Two-March 17th
2013
Today Sammie came to the office with her mother. As she walked in, she took a wipe out of her purse again and wiped her seat. I watched her mothers reaction and all she did was roll her eyes and she sighed and said “Just sit down Sammie”. I asked them each how they were doing today and they both just said they were fine. I asked her mother, Mary Salvatore, why she wanted Sammie to come see me and she said that she was tired of Sammie acting the way she did and wanted me to fix her. I asked what I needed to “fix” and she said “Sammie is constantly washing her hands and has those wipes with her 24/7. She won’t help me with anything because she’s afraid of the germs she’ll get.” Mary went into detail about everything and talked about it for about twenty five minutes. It seemed as Sammie just kept getting upset and sad as her mother went on talking about her. Our time was up before I knew it, and I just asked Sammie to come alone to our next visit.Slide8
Session Three-March 19th
2013
Today as Sammie walked in, she did as she has in the past and grabbed a wipe and wiped the chair off. I had told her that I knew what was “wrong” with her. “Sammie you have a disorder called OCD, which is Obsessive Compulsion Disorder. You fall into the category called washers, meaning you are afraid of contamination and germs. But you are not alone, because there are millions of people that have this disorder. It is considered the fourth most common mental illness.” She asked how she could change it and I said that she needs to go to behavioral therapy three times a week. I also prescribed her to antidepressants. She needs to come visit me every other Friday so I can check to see how she is doing.Slide9
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