Personality Assessment: Obsessive Compulsive Disor

Researchers have also linked specific genes in peoples DNA with those who suffer from OCD. These genes are considered risk genes and it is believed that these genes give people predispositions to certain OCD like behaviors. While no one specific gene causes OCD many different ones can contribute. Studies are still being conducted to determine how OCD could be treated better than it is today. Scientists have begun working with the idea that you DNA can be manipulated even after you are born. If a breakthrough were to come around it might be possible to solve countless mental and physical disorders including OCD. Some day it might even become possible to identify OCD genes in zygotes and eliminate said genes before the child is born. One of the biggest developments in OCD treatment occurred when an OCD patient’s cingulum was partially severed. Afterward it was found that his tendencies to act on his OCD were greatly lessened. Genetics is still a relatively new field and not to many breakthroughs have occurred. It may just happen that a few years down the road from now we determine that genetics are the sole reason for OCD. Until then OCD will always be involved in the debate between nature and nurture.

Imagine feeling like a slave in your own body. Being forced to do ridiculous rituals and having constant compulsions to do things that you know don’t make sense. This is what it is like to live with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). In the United States alone, over 2 million people suffer from OCD (Parks, 2011) but no one has found the cause of this disorder. It affects people of all races, genders and socioeconomic backgrounds (Parks, 2011). Since it’s discovery and modern conceptualization, there has been an ongoing debate whether OCD is caused by environmental factors or if it is inherited through genetics. However, since both sides of the debate raise a solid argument and there is not enough hard evidence, the source of the disorder

The prevalence of ODD is unknown among children with mental health disorders in fact, it is estimated to be around 2 through 12 percent since it is hard to distinguish between other disorders and ODD (Austin & Sciarra, 2010). Similar to ADHD, and autism ODD may be paired with other mental health disorders (Austin & Sciarra, 2010). For instance, I have a student in my class that have been diagnosed with both ADHD and ODD similar to Joe; he has been known to be extremely disrespectful toward authority in cases such as that it is important to put into place strategies to address both disorders. Since it is hard to distinguish between ODD and other disorders it is important for educators to know the risk factors of ODD. In the study “Risk Factors for Conduct Disorder and Oppositional/Defiant Disorder: Evidence from a New Zealand Birth Cohort” researcher identified several risk facts for ODD. Researchers have found that a combination of genetics, biological and psychosocial factor contributes to an ODD diagnosis (Boden, Fergusson, & Horwood, 2010). For example, it has been

Although without the knowledge of anyone with OCD, my own personal repetitive behavior ignited the curiosity of the plausible effects family dysfunction serves on the symptoms of OCD. In brief, this reasoning stems from my own father emotional abusing, child-rearing practices which were slightly homologous to those of Melvin’s father. Nevertheless, fearing of failure and receiving punishment from my father, I would frequently practice sports to the point of exhaustion. Moreover, throughout my childhood, my father constantly forced me to view regular everyday environments as potential dangerous scenarios. Consequently, my regular response is to conduct safety measures several times to ensure nothing will go wrong. Conclusively, the role of my own dysfunctional childhood spark the speculation of the effect learned behaviors provides corresponding to the symptoms of OCD.

My first article looks into how OCD affects children and their quality of life.The children assessed are 52% male 48% female from age 7-17.Overall quality of life was less for children who suffered from OCD depending on the severity of the sufferers specific obsessive compulsive disorder. This was monitored through the children's caregiver. Quality of life has to do with a person's general well being this can range from a person's physical well being to their emotional well being. My next article delves deeper into the mental effects

This study does a favorable job of maintaining measurement reliability as well as measurement validity. Measurement reliability refers to how consistent the research and observation is when it is repeated. The research is composed of a sample that has also been used in a previous cohort study and the use of only Dutch children allows the possibility of an inaccurate genotype to be found when testing the 5-HHTLPR polymorphism. This study contains a large amount of statistical reasoning and proves significant correlations between some of the variables using measurements that can be used again having the same results. Measurement validity refers to the accuracy of the measurements among the variables and is another strength when evaluating this study. This study contains detailed and extensive measuring tools when measuring the genotype, ADHD-related behaviors, and violent media use. They take DNA from each child’s umbilical cord blood when they are born and decide whether the baby contains the short or long variant with the long alleles directly relating the genotype. By using a conditional model instead of a universal model when testing the effects of violent media, they take into consideration that not all children are the same and they are able to absorb violent content differently (S.C. Nikkelen et al., 2014, p. 51) depending on different conditions. The authors of this study did an excellent job of formulating the correct statistical analysis

Another weakness and debate about the DSM is that it is an unscientific system and it is the opinion of a few powerful psychiatrists. This has raised a lot of questions and have caused people to question the validity and reliability of the diagnostic categories as well. The validity and reliability were especially questioned after the Rosenhan experiment in the 1970s in which it was concluded that the sane could not be distinguished from the insane in psychiatric hospitals. Thus, even though the reliability and validity has improved now when compared to the 1970s, it is still a weakness which I believe could not be entirely fixed. However, validity problems of the diagnostic criteria especially arise when children or adolescents are involved. For

As a spectrum disorder, the nuances of will take on various types of forms in each patient. Some may bathe often while others have hoarding tendencies. It is suspected that many OCD cases are familial, especially in those diagnosed as adolescents. A NIMH study claims that 25% of first-degree relatives along with 17% of parents qualified or met the criteria for OCD. It was also reported that 71% of pediatric OCD patient samples showcased 19% of one of their parents had OCD and 52% showcased symptoms (Hollander, Et Tal.

The exact etiology is unclear.1 Ischemia, genetic predisposition, and endocrine issues have all been proposed to be involved in OCD pathology.1 Some suggest that two types of OCD exists, familial and sporadic.2 Familial OCD is a genetic condition that affects the joints all around the body and is associated with abnormal cartilage.2 Sporadic osteochondritis dissecans is associated with a single lesion in one joint.2 Knee OCD, the type most commonly found in the juvenile population is usually located on the lateral aspect of the medial femoral condyle.3 The location is commonly a site of repetitive microtrauma, this can indicate that trauma may play an important role in OCD development.3

My results for the MBTI personality test was ISTP. Which represents me as introversion, sensing, thinking, and perceiving. I have personally never taken this test but I believe I got put into the right category. I was slightly introverted which wasn’t too much of a surprise for me because I am pretty shy sometimes. I love hanging out with people and never pass up an opportunity for a good time, so I would say I am more towards the middle between extroversion and introversion. For example, I wouldn’t go up and talk to someone out of the blue, but if anyone ever asked me to go meet people or do something I would usually say yes. The result for the way I make decisions seem very accurate to me. I usually always think logically and would think

It is the 21st century, and a wealth of research, funding, psychotherapy treatment has come about and been published about OCD, but it is still not completely understood what the direct cause(s) of this compulsion is. Just as many other psychological disorders, it is extremely difficult for psychology experts/scientists and analysts to completely define the definite causes of this explicit disorder. Some experts believe that the possible causation of OCD, come from some form of an emotional trauma, genetic, neurobiological, and/or environmental factors (Veale et al., 2014).

Those in society who are affected by OCD have continuous and preoccupied thoughts along with an irresistible urge to do an activity. “Obsessive compulsive disorder is a mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive thinking” (NHS Choices, 3). OCD affects the mind by creating unwanted fears that cause one to repeat a specific behavior. This act of repetition diminishes the individual’s fear before one obsesses over another worry. Genetics, brain differences, life events, and personality are the four main causes of OCD. Genetics are involved in the disorder by family heritage. One living with OCD is more likely to have a previous family member who was also diagnosed with the condition, compared to someone who is

Risk factor and implications to look at when making this diagnosis is the usual onset of OCD is 19.5 years old while 25%n of cases starts by 14 years old. Temperamental factors are to be considered as OCD has been linked to higher negative emotionality and behavioral inhibition in childhood. As Lady Macbeth mentions, her family has always been neat and clean and she has been concerned with cleanliness since young. Also, a counselor must look for environmental factors such as sexual abuse or traumatic events as these pose a higher risk for developing OCD. Genetics also have a great influence in the onset of OCD as individuals are two times more likely to develop the disorder if first degree relatives suffer from it.

With so many diverse symptoms that seem to share some commonality, researchers have been driven to identify possible causes and risk factors. The root cause of OCD may not be fully realized, but there are a number of theories. Genetic influence (despite the lack of identification of a specific gene), environmental contributions in the form of debilitating habits, and a lack of serotonin are the main theories. Some of the possible risk factors are family history of the disorder and traumatic experiences. For instance, in the case study of a woman named Sophie who was diagnosed with OCD, there were many conceivable contributing

All grown-ups and youngsters with OCD report that their fixations cause them huge pain and tension and that they are more regular rather than comparative, nosy contemplations in people without OCD[31]. As far as QoL, people with OCD report an unavoidable lessening contrasted with controls[28]. Youth indicate tricky companion relations, scholastic troubles, rest issues, and take an interest in less recreational exercises than coordinated peers[32,33]. By and large, there is a lower QoL in pediatric females than males[28], yet in grown-ups comparative disturbances are reported[29]. At the point when contrasted with other uneasiness issue and unipolar mind-set issue, a man with OCD is less inclined to be hitched, more inclined to be jobless,