1. By: Alexis Hernandez Jharline Sotelo

2.  Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder where people can’t control their thoughts, feelings, ideas, obsessions, behaviors, etc. which leads them to do something. (compulsive)  It’s also been found to affect animals and how they act when in certain situations.

3.  Been around for thousands of years  Started being described 100 years ago  Sudden focus on mental illnesses  1-3% of people in the U.S have it = 2/3 million  1 in 50 people have it

4.  Genetic ( DNA) it can be passed down  Brain circuit that regulates our behavior is activated  Personal thoughts  Stress These are all theories and really haven’t been proven by science.

5.  Obsessions/ compulsions that aren’t caused by drugs/medical illness These include:  Fears  Excessive focus on certain things  Repetition  Arranging things ALL the time  Hoarding

6.  Many medical and psychological tests  Physical exams  Laboratory tests  Psychological evaluation  Repetitive behaviors  Person acknowledges they have a problem  Persistent thoughts

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8.  There’s no real cure  Take anti-depressants to keep compulsions under control  Therapy  Talking to psychiatrist, psychologist, counselor, etc.  Help you with how to deal with problems

9.  OCD is a functional disorder because it’s in the person’s head. There is nothing physically wrong with them it’s how they deal with a problem in their life or how they express their stress.

10.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001926/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/ PMH0001926/  http://www.causesofocd.com/ http://www.causesofocd.com/  http://ocdhistory.net/ http://ocdhistory.net/  http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health- articles/ocd-history-the-history-of-ocd- 1857763.html http://www.articlesbase.com/mental-health- articles/ocd-history-the-history-of-ocd- 1857763.html