1. obsessive compulsive
disorder (OCD)
OCD is an anxiety disorder that characterized by
intrustive thoughts that produce in uneasiness,
apprehension, fear or worry, by repetitive behaviors
aimed at reducing anxiety.
2. 3 symptoms of OCD
• this may include in repetitive hand washing.
• extensive hoarding (cooking,cleaning, and
showering).
• nervous habits such as opening a door and
closing it a certain number of times.
3. causes
• one cause that is gaining ground concerns
the probability that there is a level of brain
dysfunction in many OCD suffers.
4. common
• approximately 3.3 million american adults
ages 18 to 54 or about 2.3 percent of
people in this age group in a given year
have OCD.
• OCD is equally common in males and
females.
• OCD is sometimes accompanied by
depression, eating disorders, substance
abuse, or other anxiety disorders.
