Signs/Symptoms/Populations Affected | Treatment | Controversy | Fact or Fiction | OCD in the Media |
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How long (on average) do OCD patients wait after the initial onset of symptoms before seeking help?
Over three years
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Can OCD be treated?
Symptom management
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Whenever Sally finds bubble-wrap, she has to pop every single “bubble” until there are none left. When her friends ask, she says she’s “just OCD”. Is this true? )
False
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True or False: we are all a little OCD at times
False
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What was the obsessive habit that Emma Pillsbury showed?
Over-scrubbing/ over cleaning everything in her surrondings
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One in (blank) adults in the US have OCD.
40
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If SSRIs alone do not help, what’s an example of drug that is administered in addition? (Hint: Helped Lori Schiller!)?
Clozapine
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Name one reason why DPS is such a controversial treatment
Electrodes that need to remain in brain OR changes in personality before it is known if treatment is working or not
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OCD is rare in children
False, OCD affects 1/200 children
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What is a common term associated with characters in the media who present symptoms of OCD? (Hint: it’s a two word term mentioned in the slides)
Clean Freak
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True or False: OCD is classified as both an anxiety and mood disorder
False
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Are laboratory tests used for Diagnosing OCD
No, diagnostic interviews
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