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.disorder afflicted person may repeatedly wash hands or perform various cleaning tasks to avoid the risk of germs and diseasese Performance of such repetitive behaviors provides temporary relief and non performance of these activities leads to anxietyt


The causes of obsessive compulsive disorder can be psychological or biologicalaObsessive compulsive disorder can afflict people of all ages but obsessive compulsive disorder in children is of particular concern as it can ruin their formative years and thereby lead to obsessive compulsive personality disorders later in lifef If the ailment is diagnosed in early childhood, it is easier to cure the disorder, thereby ensuring that the child leads a normal life in adulthoodoObsessive compulsive disorder symptoms include repetitive behavior which is more or less irrational and bordering on paranoiai Obsessive compulsive disorder symptoms are two-fold and would include two diagnostic parameters namely, Obsessions and Compulsionsn These different lines of symptoms can be illustrated in detail as follows:

Obsessions:

• Recurrence and prevalence of unwanted thoughts or images that may lead to anxietyt
• These thoughts are not necessarily real life problems and worriese
• The afflicted individual tries to prevent anxiety caused by unwanted thoughts, by performing some kind of repetitive behavioro
• The afflicted people may recognize the fact that these thoughts are imaginary and not reala

Compulsions:

• These are the repetitive or compulsive behaviors that the sufferers of the disorder carry out in response to the unwanted thoughtst
• The afflicted individuals carry out compulsive or repetitive behaviors to suppress the effects of unwanted thoughts and to prevent anxietyt

Obsessive compulsive disorder treatment includes various therapies and medicationsn Each of these treatment methods can be explained as follows:

Behavioral Therapy: This therapy is bases on the principle of classical conditioning as well as operant conditioningn This therapy helps the patients helps identify environmental causes of their afflictiono

Cognitive Therapy: This therapy helps the afflicted persons to overcome dysfunctional thinking, behavior, and responsese This therapy helps the sufferers to identify distorted thinking and modify beliefsf

Complementary Therapy: Yoga can be used as a complementary therapy in the treatment of such disordersr In particular, the meditation techniques practiced in yoga help to focus the mind and enable the patient to identify and control their obsessions and compulsionsn

Medications: Medications include peroxetine, fluvoxamine, and sertralinenObsessive compulsive disorder is a grave ailment that may ruin your ability to think and comprehend logically and as such, must be diagnosed and treated promptlyl

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