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In DSM-5, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Is Listed with Other Disorders and They

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In DSM-5, obsessive-compulsive disorder is listed with other disorders and they are termed the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. What are the related disorders? Why are they all listed together with OCD?


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Novel Stimuli

New or unfamiliar objects or events that evoke a response from an organism.

Habituated

The process by which an organism becomes accustomed to a repeated stimulus over time and gradually stops responding to it.

Visual Acuity

The clarity or sharpness of vision, often measured by the ability to discern letters or numbers at a standardized distance according to a visual acuity chart.

Small-For-Date

A term used to describe babies who are born with a weight lower than the normal range for their gestational age.

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