The Underlying Pathology of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Appears to Be

question 30

Multiple Choice

The underlying pathology of obsessive compulsive disorder appears to be

• A) dysfunctional circuitry among the orbitofrontal cortex, structures within the basal ganglia, and the cingulate gyrus.
• B) cellular degeneration of the orbitofrontal cortex.
• C) excessive activity of the prefrontal cortex and the cingulate gyrus.
• D) the absence of neural connections between the cingulate gyrus and orbitofrontal cortices.

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