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Scottish - Symptom and Impairment Presentation, Access to Resources

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Symptom Presentation "13 Painfully Accurate Pictures That Reveal What It's Like Living With OCD" (Link) In comparison to Buzzfeed America’s post above, Buzzfeed UK provides a collection of sketched images of what the obsessive-compulsive disorder may look like for someone who is suffering from it and the toll it has on their mind, body, and life. All of the images depict a ghost-like creature that continues to hover over the person, telling them one thing or the other about their obsession, essentially leading to their helpless obsessions.  Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners (Channel 4): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dviu-D3Fijo Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners'  depicts people who have been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder, or show symptoms related to the condition. This TV show ran from 2013 and is still available to watch now. The 'compulsive cleaners' are sent to extremely cluttered and dirty houses, and are asked

DSM-5 Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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DSM-5 Diagnosis : Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both.  Obsessions are defined by (1) and (2): Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive, unwanted, and that in most individuals cause marked anxiety or distress. The individual attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, urges, or images, or to neutralize them with some thought or action (i.e., by performing a compulsion). Compulsions are defined by (1) and (2): Repetitive behaviors (e.g., hand washing, ordering, checking) or mental acts (e.g., praying, counting, repeating words silently) that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to the rules that must be applied rigidly. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation. However, these behaviors or mental acts either are not

American - Symptom and Impairment Presentation, Access to Resources

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Symptom Presentation In the above clip from the American television series Glee (double click to view), main character Emma Pilsbury spends 48 minutes disinfecting a chair before sitting down to discuss her OCD with a therapist. This is an example of her compulsion for cleaning, presumably as a way to reduce stress/anxiety caused by her obsession with cleanliness. This germaphobe model of OCD is common in western media but only truthfully represents some portion of real life individuals with OCD. Real compulsions vary between individuals and can include counting, checking, or simple repetitive actions. Real obsessions are also not limited only to cleanliness. “The Big Bang Theory”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrzUsHNGZHc . In these scenes there are multiple short clips of “The Big Bang Theory”, here one of the main characters whose name is Sheldon displays a knocking ritual in many scenes on the American television show. He has to knock three times, say the person