Discuss Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Providing a Definition and Three Examples

question 172

Essay

Discuss obsessive-compulsive disorder by providing a definition and three examples of common obsessions and a definition and three examples of compulsions,; and explain what the diagnosis would be if a person's obsessive-compulsiveness involved just extreme orderliness and following a rigid routine.

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Definitions:

Flexibility

The ability to adapt to new, different, or changing requirements and situations.

Prenatal Development

The process of growth and development within the womb from conception to birth.

Zygotic

Pertaining to a zygote, which is a fertilized egg cell that results from the union of a female gamete (ovum) and a male gamete (sperm).

Embryonic

Pertaining to an embryo, which is an early stage in the development of organisms, prior to birth or hatching.