PPT-Biological explanation of OCD

Brain Activity Changes in brain activity Brain scans have shown that people with OCD seem to show more activity in three brain areas Basal Ganglia Prefrontal Orbital Cortex Cingulate Gryus In pairs stand back to back person 1 to look at the picture and explain the areas of the brain and the labels . Jonathan Hoffman Ph.D., ABPP & E. Katia Moritz, Ph.D., ABPP. NeuroBehavioral. Institute, Weston FL. www.nbiweston.com. www.academic-options.com. Depression & OCD. Co-Morbidity with MDD about 1/3 (Rasmussen et al., . By: Abel De la Trinidad. Who is most at risk for OCD?. What its used to diagnose ODC?. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by unreasonable thoughts and fears (obsessions) . Treatment of Children with OCD. Katherine Yost, PhD, LMFT. Introduction . Topic: . Empowering Families in the Treatment of Children with OCD. This experiential workshop will show how to include family members in the . Dr Emily O’Leary. Clinical director. Overview. Welcome!. Audience goals. Question and Answer format. Question time. Refreshments. What is OCD?. OCD is characterized by obsessions and/or compulsions that are significantly impairing and distressing . Recap. Case history. A 32-year-old man presents describing an intense fear of germs. He continually experiences thoughts about contracting an illness by coming into contact with things in the environment, such as doorknobs or seats in public places. His intense fear of germs has resulted in repetitive hand washing. He describes brief relief after hand washing but, because his thoughts about contamination keep returning, he states that he "cannot help but wash again for hours a day." Both of his hands are red, raw, and cracked and he had to leave his job because of his fear of sitting down in public places. . 3 marks. Answer 1: . OCD has three components. The behavioural component is having compulsions which the sufferer tries to avoid. The emotional component is accompanying anxiety and distress. The cognitive component is the obsessive thoughts that give rise to obsessions.. Recap. Case history. A 32-year-old man presents describing an intense fear of germs. He continually experiences thoughts about contracting an illness by coming into contact with things in the environment, such as doorknobs or seats in public places. His intense fear of germs has resulted in repetitive hand washing. He describes brief relief after hand washing but, because his thoughts about contamination keep returning, he states that he "cannot help but wash again for hours a day." Both of his hands are red, raw, and cracked and he had to leave his job because of his fear of sitting down in public places. . ?. Dr. Tisha J. Ornstein, C.Psych. Department of Psychology. Ryerson University. Overview. Why are neuropsychologists special – particular way of thinking, e.g., Phineas Gage; research approach. Discussion about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and relevance as related to Traumatic Brain injury. Cheri A. Levinson, Ph.D., Laura . Fewell. , B.A., Leigh Brosof, B.A.. Conflicts of . INterest. I have no conflicts of interest to disclose. Eating Disorders And obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Eating disorders (EDs) and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are highly comorbid . Teleconference . November 21, . 2016. 2. PM GMT (Greenwich . Mean. Time). Amsterdam/Barcelona/Berlin/Milan/Munich/Rome/Zurich 3 PM. Oxford/Braga 2 PM. Sao Paulo . noon. Tokyo/Kyoto/Seoul 11 PM. Cape Town 4 PM. Properties of the . Dimensional . Obsessive-Compulsive . Scale . (DOCS). Jonathan S. Abramowitz, PhD. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Collaborators. Brett Deacon. Bunmi Olatunji. Michael Wheaton. CMLA Conference 2020. Kelsey Gantt PhD. Madison Morton PhD. . What is OCD?. x0000x0000 2 x/MCIxD 0 x/MCIxD 0 How Are Project 112 and Project SHAD Veterans IdentifiedDoD collected reviewedand declassified many records DoD provided VA with medicallyrelevant information as it wa I. nstructions. Read the following info slide on genetics and behaviour. Complete task 1-> twin study worksheet. Use the internet to find out what a family study is and how they are conducted?. Read over page 31 in psychopathology pack and make notes on any new terms e.g. polygenic.