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OCD 101<br />

6/14/13!<br />

OCD 101<br />

FOR CONSUMERS AND FAMILIES<br />

Bruce Mansbridge, PhD<br />

Director, Austin Center for the Treatment of <strong>Obsessive</strong>-<strong>Compulsive</strong> Disorder<br />

Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin<br />

20th Annual Conference of the <br />

International OCD <strong>Foundation</strong><br />

Atlanta<br />

July 19, 2013<br />

<strong>Obsessive</strong>-compulsive<br />

disorder (OCD) is a<br />

neurobiological disorder<br />

characterized by the presence<br />

of obsessions, compulsions, or<br />

(usually) both.!<br />

FRIDAY<br />

Obsessions$<br />

• Obsessions are involuntary, unpleasant, unwanted<br />

thoughts, images, or feelings you can’t (seem to)<br />

get rid of. If they do go away, they keep coming<br />

back.!<br />

• They make you anxious, worried, fearful,<br />

unhappy.!<br />

• You may know they’re ridiculous or irrational,<br />

but instead of bringing comfort, that realization<br />

may make you feel that you’re losing your mind.!<br />

Common obsessions $<br />

(“What if . . . ”) $<br />

• Contamination: Dirt, germs, pesticides, mold,<br />

solvents, trash, toxic waste, sticky residue,<br />

animals, roadkill, bodily waste or fluids, getting<br />

AIDS or cancer, dirty people, “cooties”#<br />

• A$ression/responsibility: Hurting self or others<br />

accidentally or on purpose (“hit & run OCD”),<br />

leaving door unlocked or stove on, being<br />

responsible for something bad happening#<br />

(continued)#<br />

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