1. Think About This…. Good Morning!
How much time did it take you to get ready this morning?
Wake-Up – 5 min
Shower- 5 min
Dress- 5 min
Face/ Hair/ Teeth- 5 min
Breakfast- 15min
TOTAL: 35min
Think About This….
Morning preparations can often take hours for children with OCD, yet they get no more accomplished than you do…

2. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Lou Pizzichillo

3. What is OCD? National Institute of Mental Health
An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).
Compulsions (rituals) fulfill the obsessions and are performed with the hope of satisfying them.
Hand washing
Counting
Unnecessary Repetition
Performing these so-called "rituals” provides only temporary relief, however attempting to ignore them can cause serious anxiety.

4. Obsessions Unwanted and uncontrollable thoughts, images, or impulses
Beyond Logic
Door Checking
Disturbing and distracting to everyday life.

5. Compulsions Behaviors or rituals that are driven by the obsessions.
Compulsions are performed in an attempt to make obsessions go away.
The short term relief provides only temporary satisfaction.
Addictive drug

6. 5 Categories of People with OCD
Washers
Checkers
Doubters
Counters
Hoarders

7. “Washers” Obsession: Contamination Germs Compulsions: Hand-washing
Constant Sanitizing
Underexposure
(gloves, masks)
Isolation

8. Howie Mandel Host of Deal or No Deal Stand-up comedian “Washer”
Fist pound
Ironically always sick
Purell
Hotel Stay
Removes the comforter
No blanket
Black Light
Towel Paths
Shower covers

9. “Checkers” Obsession: Rituals: constant “re- checking” things
Fear of forgetting something with dangerous consequences.
Rituals: constant “re- checking” things
Locked doors
Hot irons
Stoves
Anything potentially dangerous

10. “Doubters” Obsession: Rituals: Imperfection
Terrible, illogical, consequences
Rituals:
Can really be anything
Most ritualistic of the group because their fears are usually of something life threatening
*Girl in the mirror

11. “Counters or Arrangers”
Obsession:
Order
symmetry
Compulsion:
They may have superstitions about certain numbers, colors, or arrangements.

12. “Hoarders” Obsession: Compulsion: Loss
They are afraid to throw things away.
They compulsively hoard things that they don’t need or use.

13. Nick Counter or Arranger: Doubter: Cars (4) Drawers Doors
Obsessive Principles
Sink or swim
Stomach
Tic-Tacs and pretzels

14. Teaching Children with OCD
Four Steps for Conquering Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Urges
RELABEL – Recognize that the intrusive obsessive thoughts and urges are the result of OCD.
REATTRIBUTE – Realize that the intensity and intrusiveness of the thought or urge is CAUSED BY OCD; it is probably related to a biochemical imbalance in the brain.
REFOCUS – Work around the OCD thoughts by focusing your attention on something else, at least for a few minutes: DO ANOTHER BEHAVIOR.
REVALUE – Do not take the OCD thought at face value. It Is not significant in itself.
Awareness/ Knowledge
The best teachers were those who understood.
Torturous
Rituals gave him anxiety
Anxiety gave him stomach aches
Be protective.
Sympathy
Philippians 2:1-2

15. Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Philippians 2:1-2

16. Works Cited
Obsessive-compulsive disorder, ocd. (2010, March 18). Retrieved fromhttp:// compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml
Leininger, M . (2010). Teaching students with obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Intervention in School & Clinic, 45(4), doi: /
Smith, Melinda. (n.d.). Ocd: symptoms and treatment for compulsive behavior and obsessive thoughts in children and teens. Retrieved from der_ocd.htm
Stewart, S.E.. Ocd in children and teens. Retrieved from