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7 pages in length. The writer provides the foundation of a community center where those with OCD can not only obtain information about self-care but also interpretation of otherwise hard to understand medical information. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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behavior and/or thoughts; while she may think she is unique among a sea of others who check only once to make sure the coffee pot is turned off, it comes
as a great source of comfort and inspiration to learn there are others who have experienced - and overcome - the problem. Being
afraid to touch things without the aid of a barrier (tissue, etc.) for fear of contracting germs is a conventional OCD reaction. Some may even argue whether this is
actually an irrational behavior considering how physicians routinely warn the public about coming in contact with germ infested objects touched by everyone else; one might readily argue how those with
OCD have the wherewithal to heed such sound advice where most other normal people do not. However, the condition goes far beyond the otherwise acceptable attempt to avoid germs
to such an extent that the individuals physical health deteriorates; in some cases, the compulsion is so all-consuming that people become wholly incapable of functioning in the real world.
II. PREVALENCE OF DISEASE Research findings indicate that nearly 2.5% of the population suffers from OCD at some point throughout their lives, with
three to five million Americans of both genders and all race/socioeconomic background overwhelmed by the disorder every year (Fuertes, 2001). III. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF THE DISEASE
Considered for decades to be a disease of the insane, mental conditions like OCD - ranked fourth among psychiatric diagnoses (Contiliano et al, 1997) - have finally
been recognized for the debilitating and emotionally unbalancing illnesses they truly are. With millions of Americans suffering from this disorder, it can no longer be looked upon as little
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