1. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Can it be Fixed?

2. IS OCD CRIPPLING? OCD can be debilitating Research shows it is a biological disorder Can be caused by genetic, neuroanatomical, neurophysiological, neuropsychological, and biochemical factors (Turner, Beidel, and Nathan, 1985)

3. DEVIATIONS Studies have shown that behavior is not normal OCD consists of compulsions and cognitive rituals Onset occurs in late teen years and early adulthood.

5. Celibacy rate is higher in men

6. Young children suffer from it too

7. More men than women suffer from it

8. Women can be misdiagnosed due to depression symptoms

11. CT is a psychotherapy that helps the patient re train their thinking processes

12. ERP is when the patient is exposed to their fear and taught how to work through it

13. The therapist can work with the client directly to help the patient work through their thoughts and fears by talking about it as it occurs

14. The research done was thorough and every aspect was gone over in a very detailed way

15. After two years, less than 10% relapsed

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