Your Friend Has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and You Would Like to Try

question 6

Essay

Your friend has obsessive-compulsive disorder and you would like to try to understand her disorder better.
A) Describe the components of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
B) Discuss the development of this disorder.Specifically,explain how one psychological and one biological factor increase the likelihood that the cycle of obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviors continues.
C) Explain the role of negative reinforcement in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

• A) Describe the components of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
• B) Discuss the development of this disorder.Specifically,explain how one psychological and one biological factor increase the likelihood that the cycle of obsessive-compulsive disorder behaviors continues.
• C) Explain the role of negative reinforcement in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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Definitions:

Perspective

A monocular cue for depth based on the convergence (coming together) of parallel lines as they recede into the distance.

Weber's Constant

A principle in psychophysics that quantifies the smallest change in a stimulus that can be detected, stating that this change is a constant proportion of the original stimulus intensity.

Threshold

The point at which a stimulus is strong enough to be detected or to cause a response.

Difference Threshold

The smallest detectable difference between two stimuli or the minimum change in a stimulus that can be correctly perceived as differing from a reference stimulus.