Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The landmark OCD book 'The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing,' a collection of stories, examples and information about obsessive-compulsive disorder, was written by whom? Jeffrey M. Schwartz Anita Linston Judith Rapoport Bruce M. Hyman

2. What is the treatment of choice for OCD suffers? Steroids Imbuclators SSRIs Anti-Delirium Drugs

3. What does the term SSRIs stand for? Answer: (The 'R' is for 'Reuptake')

4. Which of the below would NOT be considered a symptom of OCD? Major depression Checking Scrupulosity Repeating

5. A person afflicted with OCD can spend as many as ten hours a day or more washing themselves for fear of contamination. True False

6. What is trichotillomania? Excessive swearing Grinding one's teeth Excessive need to check Hair pulling

7. People who are afflicted with OCD perform these rituals and compulsions because they enjoy them. True False

8. What are frightening, terrifying and repetitive thoughts that an OCD sufferer can not get out of his or her head called? Compulsions Scrupulosity Trichotillomania Obsessions

9. Besides medication, what is the preferred treatment of OCD called? Talk therapy Cognitive behavior therapy Electric shock therapy Anxiety reducing therapy

10. Which of the following disorders do NOT often accompany OCD? Tourette's Syndrome Borderline Personality Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder Depression