QUICK FACTS OCRD

comparing your looks with other people

spending hours concealing your looks

distressed by a particular area of their body

confident around people when they hide their imagined defect.

worrying too much about minor flaw on their body

buy excessive amounts of items and store them

store things in a systematic way in their homes

find it difficult to navigate around their home due to clutter

get distressed when someone tries to clean/tidy up

keep things that only have high monetary value

Counting

Cleaning

Slowness

Checking

ORBITOFRONTAL CORTEX

CINGULATE GYRUS

HYPOTHALAMUS

CAUDATE NUCLEUS

BASAL GANGLIA

oxytocin

dopamine

serotonin

norepinephrine

OCD is linked to faulty reasoning

Thoughts are expectations of terrible things

OCD patients are able to filter intrusive thoughts

anxiety is maintained through positive reinforcement

Replacement

Projection

Reaction formation

Denial