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1
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What is OCD?

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condition characterised by obsessive compulsive disorder

2
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What is a compulsion?

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is a behaviour i.e something you do

3
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What is an obsession?

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cognition which takes place in the mind

4
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What is trichotillomania?

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compulsive hair pulling

5
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What is hoarding disorder?

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compulsive gathering of possessions and the inability to part with anything

6
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What is excoriation disorder?

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compulsive skin picking

7
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What might behaviour of OCD sufferers be characterised by?

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their avoidance as the attempt to reduce anxiety

8
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What is OCD often accompanied by?

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depression

9
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Cognition and obsession?

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respond by adopting cognitive court of coping strategies