Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Practice Briefs

Contributors: Nicole R. HillJudith Crews

Diagnostic criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) include the following: the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions, recognition of the irrationality of the obsessions and compulsions, and marked distress and interference in normal functioning (Hill & Beamish, 2007). Obsessions may be described as repetitive and intrusive thoughts that produce anxiety. Compulsions, then, are rituals, behaviors, or activities that are engaged in to reduce this anxiety emergent from the obsessions.

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Hill, N. R., & Crews, J. (2016, August). Obsessive compulsive disorder [Practice Brief]. Counseling Nexus. https://doi.org/10.63134/WEPU5321

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  • container title
    Practice Briefs
  • publisher
    American Counseling Association
  • publisher place
    Alexandria, VA
  • rights holder
    American Counseling Association
  • version
    1
  • doi
    https://doi.org/10.63134/WEPU5321