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Unit 2 Abnormal Notes

The document discusses changes made in the DSM-5 to the classification of obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related disorders. In the DSM-5, these disorders were moved out of the anxiety disorders chapter and into their own categories. The document then describes several disorders in these categories, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder. It discusses the diagnostic criteria, prevalence, comorbidity, and treatment options for these disorders based on the DSM-5.

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Unit 2 Abnormal Notes

The document discusses changes made in the DSM-5 to the classification of obsessive-compulsive and trauma-related disorders. In the DSM-5, these disorders were moved out of the anxiety disorders chapter and into their own categories. The document then describes several disorders in these categories, including obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder. It discusses the diagnostic criteria, prevalence, comorbidity, and treatment options for these disorders based on the DSM-5.

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Obsessive-Compulsive-Related Disorders and Trauma-Related Disorders

DSM-IV-TR vs. DSM-5


ž In DSM-IV-TR, Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders and Trauma-Related
Disorders were included with Anxiety Disorders
• Some common symptoms, risk factors, and treatments with anxiety disorders
ž DSM-5 creates new chapters for Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders and
Trauma-Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
1. Obsessive -Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
– Repetitive thoughts and urges (obsessions)
– Repetitive behaviors and mental acts (compulsions)
2. Body Dysmorphic Disorder
– Repetitive thoughts and urges about personal appearance
3. Hoarding Disorder
– Repetitive thoughts about possessions

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders
ž Obsessions
• Intrusive, persistent, and uncontrollable thoughts or urges
– Interfere with normal activities
• Often experienced as irrational
• Most common:
– Contamination, sexual and aggressive impulses, body problems,
religious, symmetry and/or order
ž Compulsions
• Impulse to repeat certain behaviors or mental acts to avoid distress
– e.g., cleaning, counting, touching, checking
• Extremely difficult to resist the impulse
• May involve elaborate behavioral rituals
• Compulsive gambling, eating, etc. NOT considered compulsions, because they
are pleasurable
– Compulsions only server reduce anxiety, not give pleasure
DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ž Obsessions and/or compulsions
• Obsessions are defined by
– recurrent, persistent, intrusive, unwanted thoughts, urges, or images.
– The person attempts to ignore, suppress or neutralize the thoughts,
words, or images.
• Compulsions are defined by
– Repetitive behaviors or thoughts that the person feels compelled to
perform to prevent distress or a dreaded event.
– The person feels driven to perform the repetitive behaviors or
thoughts in response to obsessions or according to rigid rules.
– The acts are excessive or unlikely to prevent the dreaded situation
ž The obsessions or compulsions are time consuming (e.g. at least one hour per day)
or cause clinically significant distress or impairment
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
ž Develops either before age 10 or during late adolescence/early adulthood
ž More common in women
• 1.5 times more common than in men
ž OCD often chronic
ž Pattern of symptoms is similar across cultures
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
ž Preoccupied with an imagined or exaggerated defect in appearance
• Perceive themselves to be ugly or “monstrous”
• Women focus on: skin, hips, breasts, legs
• Men focus on: height, penis size, body hair, muscularity
• Body part of focus can differ by culture
ž Engage in compulsive behaviors specific to their appearance
• Check their appearance in mirrors often
• Camouflage their appearance (tanning, makeup, plastic surgery)
ž High levels of shame, anxiety, and depression
ž Occurs slightly more often in women
ž 2% prevalence rate; 5-7% for women seeking plastic surgery
ž Nearly all have another comorbid disorder
DSM-5 Criteria for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
ž Preoccupation with a perceived defect or markedly excessive concern over a slight
defect in appearance
ž Others find the perceived defect(s) as slight or unobservable
ž The person has performed repetitive behaviors or mental acts (e.g., mirror checking,
seeking reassurance, or excessive grooming) in response to the appearance concerns
ž Preoccupation is not restricted to concerns about weight or fat
DSM-5 criteria for Hoarding Disorder
ž Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual
value
ž Perceived need to save items
ž Distress associated with discarding
ž The symptoms result in the accumulation of a large number of possessions that
clutter active living spaces of the home or workplace to the extent that their
intended use is compromised unless others intervene
Hoarding Disorder
ž Cannot part with acquired objects
• Most objects are worthless
• Extremely attached to objects
• Resistant to relinquishing objects
ž 66% are unaware of severity of problem
ž 33% engage in animal hoarding
• Animals often receive inadequate care
ž Severe consequences
ž Usually begins in childhood or early adolescence
Prevalence and Comorbidity
ž Lifetime prevalence
• 2% OCD (more common in women)
• 2% BDD (more common in women)
• 1.5% Hoarding disorder (no gender differences)
ž Comorbidity
• High rates of comorbidity among all three syndromes
• Also comorbid with depression and anxiety
• OCD and BDD often comorbid with substance use disorders
Treatment of the Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
ž Medications
• SSRIs (serotonin reuptake inhibitors)
• Tricyclic antidepressants: Anafranil (clomipramine)
ž Exposure plus response prevention (ERP)
• Not performing the ritual exposes the person to the full force of the anxiety
provoked by the stimulus
• The exposure results in the extinction of the conditioned response (the
anxiety)
ž Cognitive therapy
• Challenge beliefs about anticipated consequences of not engaging in
compulsions
– Usually also involves exposure

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