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Psy 350 Week 2 Outline

Tamara Golson

PSY 350 Physiological Psychology

Instructor Arthur Swisher

July 30, 2018

I. INTRODUCTION

This particular outline is a concise examination of my project topic choice titled ‘obsessive compulsive disorder’. Obsessive compulsive disorder is a neurological disorder that affects person through uncontrollable reoccurring thoughts commonly referred to as obsessions and behaviors that make one to feel the urge to be repeatedly involved in specific activities also commonly known as compulsions. The component that should be available for examination of obsessive compulsion disorder has majorly been pegged on physical examination of ones’ behavior since blood tests might not give reliable results. During obsessions as a sign of this disorder, one is always involved in actions of repeated thoughts, urges, or mental images that cause anxiety. Alternatively, the compulsive activities are always characterized by the urge to be involved in repetitive activities in response to the developed obsessive thoughts. (Rapoport, 2013) The main reason why I chose this topic is my personal experience with compulsive disorder patients. This disorder majorly affects children below 19 years of age and they grow with this condition to adulthood.

II. DISCUSSION

A. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Research studies indicate that obsessive compulsive disorder affects the cortex part of the brain hence have the implication on their behavior by making them to be obsessed to several things in a given environment which makes them have compulsive behaviors whereby such people are involved in repetitive activities because of obsessions. There also exist no documented studies that indicate subtypes of documented subtypes of obsessive compulsive disorder. (De Silva, 2014)

B. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NATURAL HISTORY OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Obsessive compulsive disorder development on patients has been known to occur naturally and when treatment methods are adopted, there is an always reduced chance of obsessions and compulsion. On the other hand, it becomes severe when one is left untreated.

C. METHODS USED TO DIAGNOSE, EVALUATE AND MANAGE OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Doctors have been known to adopt physical examination as the main method of diagnosing obsessive compulsion disorder. This is achieved when one depicts symptoms that indicate obsession and compulsion. This type of disorder can be managed through administration of Serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) these are majorly known to reduce its severity but don’t result to permanent treatment. (American Psychiatric Association., 2013)

D. RISK FACTORS OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISODER

The onset of this disorder has always been attributed to risk factors that include Genetics, environment and lifestyle. Parents who suffer from this disorder have high probability of passing it to their children. People who stay in abusive environment have also been known to be at high risk of developing this disorder. Finally, lifestyle has also been blamed to contribute to this disorder because of some types of food. (Veale & Roberts, 2014)

E. OTHER CAUSATIVE FACTORS OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISODER

Besides the risk factors examined above, no other research studies have been documented to elaborate other causes of this disorder due to its natural nature of occurrence. It’s one of the disorders that have proved to be a misery to medical researchers.

F. NERVOUS SYSTEM STRUCTURES AND PATHWAYS INVOLVED IN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Patients suffering from obsessive compulsion disorder have been known to have small structural difference on the brains compared to people who are free from this disorder. People suffering from this disorder have also been known to have neurotransmitter imbalances that influence their behaviors. (Pauls, Abramovitch, Rauch & Geller, 2014)

G. NEUROTRANSMITTER(S) AND RECEPTOR SYSTEM(S) INVOLVED IN THE PATHOLOGY OF OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Imaging studies regarding this disorder have indicated that several transmitter and neuro receptors play a critical role in its onset. This has majorly been attributed to inactivity of monoamine transmitters which has contributed to pathological development of the disorder.

H. CURRENT TREATMENT OPTIONS

Pharmaceutical intervention of obsessive compulsion disorder has majorly involved administration of medications such as such as clomipramine and sertraline. Physiotherapy has also been known to be used o influence the behavior of such patients. (Bokor & Anderson, 2014)

I. FUTURE TREATMENT RESEARCH

Obsessive compulsion disorder is still a mystery to medical researchers and there is need for more research studies to assess its pathological conditions. Research studies have also indicated that some patients have also developed conditions that are

III. CONCLUSION

In conclusion, this assignment has examined several sections towards the pathological condition of compulsive obsessive disorder as one of the neurological disorder that affects people. Just as indicated in the discussion section, obsessive compulsion disorder is still a misery to scientists hence there is the need to conduct more research to understand its underlying pathological condition.

References

American Psychiatric Association. (2013). The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (5th ed.). Washington, D.C.: American Psychiatric Publishing

Bokor, G., & Anderson, P. D. (2014). Obsessive–compulsive disorder. Journal of pharmacy practice, 27(2), 116-130.

De Silva, P. (2014). Obsessive-compulsive disorder. In Adult Psychological Problems (pp. 143-162). Taylor & Francis.

Pauls, D. L., Abramovitch, A., Rauch, S. L., & Geller, D. A. (2014). Obsessive-compulsive disorder: an integrative genetic and neurobiological perspective. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 15(6), 410-424.

Rapoport, J. L. (2013). Obsessive—Compulsive Disorder. International Handbook of Phobic and Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents, 207.

Veale, D., & Roberts, A. (2014). Obsessive-compulsive disorder. BMJ, 348, g2183.