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| − | '''Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)''' is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of either obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are frequent, disturbing thoughts that the person is unable to prevent (e.g., repeated thoughts of harming oneself or another person). Compulsions are usually specific behaviors (e.g., handwashing due to a fear of germs) that the individual feels compelled to perform over and over again; being prevented from engaging in these behaviors causes extreme anxiety. | + | {| class="infobox bordered" style="font-size:95%; width:25em;" |
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| + | | style="padding:15px;" |''“What happens in the life of a man who chooses such a path is well illustrated by the tale of lark which gradually sold all its feathers for fat worms. A businessman constantly comes to him with an offer every day, again and again. The first choice had been carefully hesitant, but next ones took less courage and prudence. The subsequent choices became quite a matter of routine until the hour of truth has been reached and then it was disclosed that lark could not take off any more. This is the typical way how obsessive-compulsive disorder is created. At first, there is ‘just’ an initial choice, but then it is followed by forming a certain habit, which may eventually lead to an [[addiction]] that is very difficult to change or revert. All compulsive courses of action are strongly resistant to change and lead people, over and over, into the same pattern of behavior, despite it can cost them a hard price, in extreme case even their own life.{{#tag:ref|For exmaple, such was apparently the case of [[Michel Foucault]], partisan of homosexual lifestyle, who in 1983 autumn undertook what would be his last trip to [[San Francisco]]. At that time, he was obviously preoccupied by his [[AIDS]] problem and the possibility that he himself will die from this mortal disease.<ref name="Grenz1996">{{cite book |author=GRENZ, Stanley J. |title=A Primer on Postmodernism |publisher=Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |year=1996 |pages=126 |isbn=978-08028-08646 |url=https://books.google.no/books?id=gBTTKIqz5mEC}}</ref>|group=note}}”'' | ||
| + | <div style="padding-left:40px;">— Štěpán Rucki<ref name="Rucki2001">{{cite journal |author=Štěpán Rucki |title=Homosexualita: normální varianta lidského chování? (Homosexuality: A normal variant of human behavior?) |publisher=Reformace.cz |date=April 2001 |journal=Zápas o duši |issue=68 |url=http://www.reformace.cz/zod/homosexualita-normalni-varianta-lidskeho-chovani-cislo-68 |accessdate=7 November 2015 |language=Czech |quote=To, co se děje v životě člověka, jenž volí takovou cestu, vystihuje velmi dobře pohádka o skřivánkovi, který postupně prodal veškeré svoje peří za tučné červíky. Obchodník k němu přicházel s touto nabídkou postupně každý den znovu a znovu. První volba byla opatrná, další stála již méně odvahy a opatrnosti. Následující volby již byly celkem rutinní záležitostí a přicházely celkem jednoduše, až nastala hodina pravdy a skřivánek již nemohl vzlétnout. Toto je typická cesta, jak vzniká nutkavá (kompulzivní) porucha chování. Zprvu je to počáteční volba, následuje vznik určitého zvyku, který může nakonec vyústit do závislosti, jež se velice těžce mění. Všechny nutkavé způsoby jednání jsou velice rezistentní (odolné) proti změně a vedou lidi stále znovu a znovu ke stejnému chování, i když je to stojí velmi mnoho, ba dokonce i život.}}</ref></div> | ||
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| + | '''Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)''' is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of either obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are frequent, disturbing thoughts that the person is unable to prevent (e.g., repeated thoughts of harming oneself or another person). Compulsions are usually specific behaviors (e.g., handwashing due to a fear of germs) that the individual feels compelled to perform over and over again; being prevented from engaging in these behaviors causes extreme anxiety. OCD patients recognize that their obsessions or compulsions are excessive. | ||
There are two primary methods of treatment for OCD. [[Exposure therapy]] is a method in which the OCD sufferer is exposed to the thing that he or she fears and prevented from engaging in compensating behaviors. For example, a patient who washes his hands for hours due to fear of germs may be exposed to germs in a public restroom and not allowed to wash his hands. Repeated exposure teaches the patient that the fear is excessive, diminishing anxiety and compulsive behavior. OCD is also sometimes treated with [[selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors | SSRIs]], a form of [[anti-depressant]] medication. Exposure therapy is generally considered the preferable mode of treatment, because the effects are long-lasting, whereas the beneficial effects of medication fade when the drug is discontinued. | There are two primary methods of treatment for OCD. [[Exposure therapy]] is a method in which the OCD sufferer is exposed to the thing that he or she fears and prevented from engaging in compensating behaviors. For example, a patient who washes his hands for hours due to fear of germs may be exposed to germs in a public restroom and not allowed to wash his hands. Repeated exposure teaches the patient that the fear is excessive, diminishing anxiety and compulsive behavior. OCD is also sometimes treated with [[selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors | SSRIs]], a form of [[anti-depressant]] medication. Exposure therapy is generally considered the preferable mode of treatment, because the effects are long-lasting, whereas the beneficial effects of medication fade when the drug is discontinued. | ||
The term is routinely used in liberal psychobabble propoganda attacks against Christianity by undermining the doctrine of [[Priesthood of all believers]] and its derivative the [[Protestant ethic|Protestant work ethic]]. | The term is routinely used in liberal psychobabble propoganda attacks against Christianity by undermining the doctrine of [[Priesthood of all believers]] and its derivative the [[Protestant ethic|Protestant work ethic]]. | ||
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| + | == Notes == | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[category:psychiatry]] | [[category:psychiatry]] | ||
[[Category:Psychiatric Disorders]] | [[Category:Psychiatric Disorders]] | ||
[[category:psychology]] | [[category:psychology]] | ||
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| “What happens in the life of a man who chooses such a path is well illustrated by the tale of lark which gradually sold all its feathers for fat worms. A businessman constantly comes to him with an offer every day, again and again. The first choice had been carefully hesitant, but next ones took less courage and prudence. The subsequent choices became quite a matter of routine until the hour of truth has been reached and then it was disclosed that lark could not take off any more. This is the typical way how obsessive-compulsive disorder is created. At first, there is ‘just’ an initial choice, but then it is followed by forming a certain habit, which may eventually lead to an addiction that is very difficult to change or revert. All compulsive courses of action are strongly resistant to change and lead people, over and over, into the same pattern of behavior, despite it can cost them a hard price, in extreme case even their own life.[note 1]”
— Štěpán Rucki[2]
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Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by the presence of either obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are frequent, disturbing thoughts that the person is unable to prevent (e.g., repeated thoughts of harming oneself or another person). Compulsions are usually specific behaviors (e.g., handwashing due to a fear of germs) that the individual feels compelled to perform over and over again; being prevented from engaging in these behaviors causes extreme anxiety. OCD patients recognize that their obsessions or compulsions are excessive.
There are two primary methods of treatment for OCD. Exposure therapy is a method in which the OCD sufferer is exposed to the thing that he or she fears and prevented from engaging in compensating behaviors. For example, a patient who washes his hands for hours due to fear of germs may be exposed to germs in a public restroom and not allowed to wash his hands. Repeated exposure teaches the patient that the fear is excessive, diminishing anxiety and compulsive behavior. OCD is also sometimes treated with SSRIs, a form of anti-depressant medication. Exposure therapy is generally considered the preferable mode of treatment, because the effects are long-lasting, whereas the beneficial effects of medication fade when the drug is discontinued.
The term is routinely used in liberal psychobabble propoganda attacks against Christianity by undermining the doctrine of Priesthood of all believers and its derivative the Protestant work ethic.
Notes
- ↑ For exmaple, such was apparently the case of Michel Foucault, partisan of homosexual lifestyle, who in 1983 autumn undertook what would be his last trip to San Francisco. At that time, he was obviously preoccupied by his AIDS problem and the possibility that he himself will die from this mortal disease.[1]
References
- ↑ GRENZ, Stanley J. (1996). A Primer on Postmodernism. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 126. ISBN 978-08028-08646.
- ↑ Štěpán Rucki (April 2001). "Homosexualita: normální varianta lidského chování? (Homosexuality: A normal variant of human behavior?)" (in Czech). Zápas o duši (Reformace.cz) (68). http://www.reformace.cz/zod/homosexualita-normalni-varianta-lidskeho-chovani-cislo-68. Retrieved 7 November 2015. "To, co se děje v životě člověka, jenž volí takovou cestu, vystihuje velmi dobře pohádka o skřivánkovi, který postupně prodal veškeré svoje peří za tučné červíky. Obchodník k němu přicházel s touto nabídkou postupně každý den znovu a znovu. První volba byla opatrná, další stála již méně odvahy a opatrnosti. Následující volby již byly celkem rutinní záležitostí a přicházely celkem jednoduše, až nastala hodina pravdy a skřivánek již nemohl vzlétnout. Toto je typická cesta, jak vzniká nutkavá (kompulzivní) porucha chování. Zprvu je to počáteční volba, následuje vznik určitého zvyku, který může nakonec vyústit do závislosti, jež se velice těžce mění. Všechny nutkavé způsoby jednání jsou velice rezistentní (odolné) proti změně a vedou lidi stále znovu a znovu ke stejnému chování, i když je to stojí velmi mnoho, ba dokonce i život.".