How Was OCD, Along with Hair-Pulling Disorder, Skin-Picking Disorder, and Hoarding

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Essay

How was OCD, along with hair-pulling disorder, skin-picking disorder, and hoarding, reclassified in the DSM-5?

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Definitions:

Self-Efficacy

The belief in one's ability to succeed in specific situations or accomplish a task.

Emotion-Focused

A coping strategy aimed at managing and dealing with the emotional response to a situation rather than attempting to change the situation itself.

Alarm Stage

The initial phase of the stress response in which the body prepares to fight or flee, marked by increased heart rate, energy mobilization, and alertness.

Resistance to Illness

This term refers to the ability of an organism's body to resist or fight off disease and illness, largely governed by the immune system.