A Level Psychology OCD

OCD and related disorders are characterized by...

• daydreaming
• obsessive thinking Compulsive Behaviour
• violence
• Delusions

which is the biological explanation of OCD?

• Compulsive Behaviours are reinforced through Opperant conditioning
• symptoms are a result of an internal conflict between the genes and the ego
• OCD is caused by a person’s genes
• symptoms are a result of an internal conflict between the id and the ego

A measure of OCD is the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory and the Psychological Screening Inventory.

• True
• False

What was the aim of the study by Lovell et al. (2006)?

• to compare the effectiveness of CBT for OCD - to Drug Treatments for OCD
• to compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety
• to compare the effectiveness of genes for OCD
• To compare the Effectivness of CBT admistered by phone Vs. CBT in person

How did the researchers gather baseline data from the participants in the study by Lovell?

• Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory
• self-report
• YBOCS
• structured interview

Study suggested that the patients with OCD may not benefit from telephone or facetoface CBT. In Person CBT much better.

• True
• False

Which is one of the obsessions of OCD?

• fear of harming oneself
• fear of illness
• fear of harming other people
• All of the Above

What is hoarding?

• individuals experience great difficulty acquiring possessions
• obsessive thoughts regarding perceived faults in one's physical appearance
• individuals experience great difficulty keeping possessions
• individuals experience great difficulty getting rid of possessions

OCD qualifies as an “abnormality” because Symtoms can be very time-consuming and DYSFUNCTIONAL.

• True
• False

what does the cognitive explanation of OCD state?

• obsessive thinking is based on faulty reasoning (Lovell, 2006)
• situation is based on overestimated potential for danger (Bachman,1977)
• situation is based on overestimated potential for danger (Lovell,2006)
• obsessive thinking is based on faulty reasoning (Bachman, 1977)