Welcome EDU-214 Students!

Today we will be learning about OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Learning Objectives

What is OCD? Symptoms and Behaviors of People with OCD Treatments Available

Teaching Strategies for Students with OCD

Causes and Facts about OCD

Opening Activity

Watch the short film below (about 3 mins 30 secs)

How did you feel about the video? What are your thoughts about the girls actions? Was the boy helping or giving the girl a hard time?

http://youtu.be/CKTJKI6s62A

What is Obsession Compulsive Disorder?

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): is a disorder of the brain and behavior. OCD causes severe anxiety in those affected. OCD involves both obsessions and compulsions that take a lot of time and get in the way of important activities the person values.

Symptoms and Behaviors of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Obsessions:

contamination fears of germs imagining having harmed oneself or others imagining losing control or having aggressive urges intrusive sexual thoughts or urges excessive religious or moral doubt forbidden thoughts A need to have things "just right"; They way they put it. A need to tell, ask, or confess

Compulsions:
washing Repeating Checking Touching Counting OCD symptoms can occur in people of all ages. Statistical analysis indicate that a major genetic component is involved in the occurrence of OCD, though the exact gene has not yet been identified.

Research shows that OCD does run in families and that genes likely play a role in the development of the disorder.

There are many ways to overcome OCD with self-will and others may undergo treatment.

Here are some treatments used to help conquer OCD: Psychotherapy

Medication like Antidepressants

Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) A property trained therapist

Teaching Strategies
Children with OCD may struggle in the classroom setting due to certain OCD symptoms and behaviors, frustrations can disrupt the student and their peers as well. Here are some strategies that can help the student.

Extended time for tests A buddy system for peer coaching Private testing rooms Skip read aloud (May cause a trigger to OCD) Use books that come with a recording Break homework into chunks Advance notice for assignments Seating arrangements Being aware of childs triggering events. It is important for teachers to understand what caused the child to trigger the OCD symptoms in the classroom.

Estimated of about 1 in 100 adults (between 2 to 3 million adults in the United States) currently have OCD

At least 1 in 200 (500,000) kids and teens that have OCD.

As many as 4 million Americans have OCD, including 1 million children and teenagers

Anxiety and Stress Disorders Institute of Maryland

Mood and Anxiety Disorders Clinic atGeorgetown University Hospital

6525 N Charles Street, Towson, MD 21204

www.anxietyandstress.com,410-938-8449
infoasdimail.com

2115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW Suite 200 Washinton DC 20007

Charles Mansueto, Ph.D. behaviortherapycenter@verizon.net

(301) 593-4040 Website: http://www.ocdmidatlantic.org www.anxietyandstress.com ,410-9388449

Family and Community Resources

Resources

Bell, J. (2012, October). International OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) Foundation What Is OCD? Retrieved from://www.ocfoundation.org/whatisocd.aspx?gclid=CMbox7 0xboCFe1QOgods1Easw A Teachers Guide to Helping Kids With OCD | Child Mind Institute . (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2011-11-28teachers-guide-helping-kids- ocd Biswaranjan, M. (2007). Management of treatment-resistant Obsessive-Compulsive disorder: An update on therapeutic strategies. Retrieved from http://galenet.galegroup.com.ezproxy.aacc.edu/servlet/HWRC/hits?
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