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DisordersBy: Senna Punjabi

Anxiety Disorder

Serious emotional or behavioral problems

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Constant thoughts or fears Partake in unorthodox, and uncanny actions (rituals) Example: person who needs all the napkins on a

table to be folded in a specific shape

Characteristics

Repetitive thoughts

Immense amounts of stress

Cannot control the images that they see

Unproductive due to repetition of rituals

Symptoms

Fear of dirt

Fear of causing harm to others

Fear of making a mistake

Fear of being embarassed

Fear of thinking evil

Need for order, symmetry

Excessive doubt

Prevalence

In 2000, OCD was among the top 20 causes of mental illnesses between ages 15-44

OCD fourth most common mental illness

1-2% of the world are diagnosed with it

Lower among young children

Increases during childhood and adolescence

Eating Disorders

Abnormal eating habits- insufficient or excessive food

Binge Eating Disorder (BED)

Leads to obesity

Could be genetically inherited

Symptoms

Eating more than most people

Short breaks in between eating

Worried about eating too much

Feels guilty about eating a lot

Eats until physically uncomfortable

Eats when depressed

Eats even when not famished

Eats secretly

Prevalence

1.2% of US population

More common in women than men

3.5% of women in US in contrast to 2% in men

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