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Abstract This brief paper explores the symptoms, etiology, treatment, and prognosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is classified by The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-5; American Psychiatric Association, 2013) as a chronic mental illness. In order to be diagnosed with OCD, a person must have obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are defined as persistent...
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Section I: Intake and Social History Alexis is a 19-year-old Hispanic American who was referred to A Greater Grace Counseling service by her mother, Amy who believes that her daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She has gotten progressively worse with the need for cleanliness. She yelled at her mother for leaving footprints on her freshly vacuumed carpet. Alexis states that...
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder that causes recurring thoughts and obsessions that lead to repetitive day-to-day behavior. Many do not understand what the mental illness truly is. Keeping things in a certain place or touching things like door handles and light switches multiple times or a particular number of times are just a couple of examples of how OCD...

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