...Hart Nova Southeastern University Abstract Scrupulosity is a form of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and it involves religious and moral obsessions, as well as mental and behavioral compulsions. Some symptoms may include obsessions such as, fears that one has lost touch with God or fears that prayers are said incorrectly. Compulsions that are preformed excessively related to Scrupulosity include, continually asking for God’s forgiveness or saying prayers a specific number of times. Causes of Scrupulosity OCD may derive from exposure to a specific environment or based on one’s genetic predisposition, however the definitive root of Scrupulosity is undefined. Two popular treatments for Scrupulosity involve Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and Exposure and Responses Prevention (ERP). Another form of Scrupulosity OCD is moral scrupulosity and this is based on negative and intrusive thoughts surrounding a person’s moral character. This literature review will also go further into discussing two specific articles on the treatment of Scrupulosity OCD. Outline * Define scrupulosity OCD * Discuss why it is a form of OCD * Discuss how it differs to a strong religious faith * Symptoms of scrupulosity OCD * Causes of scrupulosity OCD * Discuss common obsessive mental thoughts and behaviors * Eg. Repetitive thoughts about having committed a sin * Discuss common compulsive mental thoughts and behaviors * Eg. Excessive praying (emphasizing perfection...
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...Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Sam A. Okibe May 10th, 2013 Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) INTRODUCTION: Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric illness categorized under anxiety disorder. OCD is characterized by marked obsession (thoughts) and compulsion (repetitive behavior) aimed at satisfying the obsession. The DSM-IV-TR (2000) places OCD’s diagnosis under Axis-1 along with most anxiety disorders. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) which afflicts over 5 to 6 million American adults, teens, and children, most not be confused with the personality disorder known as obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD). The two disorders differ in that while those suffering from OCD are characterized by repeated need to satisfy ritualistic actions, those afflicted with OCPD tend to focus on perfectionism, marked by severe anxiety when they feel that things are not how they should be. In a Time magazine article entitled When Worry Hijacks The Brain Kluger, Cray, and Pomerance (2007), noted that the average lag time before OCD is properly diagnosed is a shocking nine years. Kluger et al. continued by stating that it takes an additional eight years before an effective treatment is prescribed. OCD is behind schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and ADHD as far as treatment research is concerned (Kluger et al.). WHAT CAUSES OCD? Psychologists and Psychiatrics have since the late 17th century engaged themselves with different...
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...Eccentricity vs. Personality disorder While researching strong female women in New York City history, I found myself drawn to the character of Mrs. Henrietta Howland Robinson (Hetty Green). The more I researched the life of Hetty the more questioned her mental health or lack of it. Why was it so hard for her to spend money? How had money become her the must imported thing in her life. What made her need to kept her fortune so close and what keep her from enjoying the basic comforts of life she could have easy afforded? Was Hetty Green just an eccentric old rich lady or could she have been suffering from a mental illness or a personality disorder? Hetty Green was one of the first female financiers to handle her own fortune and investments in the 1800s. Hetty Green was known as “The richest woman in America” (Slack, 2004) as well as earning herself the nickname of “The Witch of Wall Street.” (Sparkes, Boyden.1936) The origin is on clear of the nick name of “Witch of Wall Street” One source stated that is it come from the book written in 1936 by Boyden Sparkes and Samuel Taylor Moore titled “The Witch of Wall Street, Hetty Green.” Here is a quote from authors “When, however, Mrs. Green next appeared in New York she was wearing her mourning and for years thereafter she was never seen on the street except with a heavy swathing of black veil. It was this garment, perhaps, as much as anything that caused her to be spoken of as the Witch of Wall Street.” (Sparkes, Boyden...
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...Abstract Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder that causes unwanted and intrusive thoughts or feelings that cause an individual to feel driven to do something. OCD affects one in every 50 individuals in the United States. Often times, OCD begins in childhood or adolescence and if untreated, will continue into adulthood. This research paper will address the symptoms of OCD and the current counseling techniques used to treat it. Keywords: obsessive compulsive disorder, rituals, obsession, exposure and response prevention, compulsions, obsessions Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions). Individuals with OCD are often plagued by persistent, unwelcome thoughts or images, or by the urgent need to engage in certain rituals. Patients with OCD usually recognize the fact that their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors are extreme or illogical, but this awareness does not help control their symptoms. An equal number of men and women are diagnosed with OCD, however, men tend to develop it earlier than women. Clients with OCD tend to suffer in many areas of their lives because so much of their time and energy is spent doing their rituals. For more than 7 out of 10 patients, the disorder severely impairs their family relationships, and 6 out of 10 have impaired friendships because of their OCD. Nearly 60 percent...
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