Good Morning!How much time did it take you to get ready this morning?

Morning preparations can often take hours for children with OCD, yet they get no more accomplished than you do…

Wake-Up – 5 minShower- 5 minDress- 5 minFace/ Hair/ Teeth- 5

minBreakfast- 15minTOTAL: 35min

Think About This….

Lou Pizzichillo

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder(OCD)

What is OCD?National Institute of Mental Health

An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).

Compulsions (rituals) fulfill the obsessions and are performed with the hope of satisfying them.Hand washingCounting Unnecessary Repetition

Performing these so-called "rituals” provides only temporary relief, however attempting to ignore them can cause serious anxiety.

ObsessionsUnwanted and uncontrollable thoughts, images, or impulses

Beyond LogicDoor Checking

Disturbing and distracting to everyday life.

CompulsionsBehaviors or rituals that are driven by the obsessions.

Compulsions are performed in an attempt to make obsessions go away.

The short term relief provides only temporary satisfaction.Addictive drug

WashersCheckersDoubtersCountersHoarders

5 Categories of People with OCD

“Washers”Obsession:

ContaminationGerms

Compulsions:Hand-washingConstant

SanitizingUnderexposure

(gloves, masks)

Isolation

Howie MandelHost of Deal or No DealStand-up comedian“Washer”Fist poundIronically always sickPurellHotel Stay

Removes the comforterNo blanketBlack LightTowel PathsShower covers

“Checkers”Obsession:

Fear of forgetting something with dangerous consequences.

Rituals: constant “re-checking” thingsLocked doorsHot ironsStovesAnything

potentially dangerous

“Doubters”Obsession:

Imperfection Terrible, illogical,

consequencesRituals:

Can really be anything

Most ritualistic of the group because their fears are usually of something life threatening

*Girl in the mirror

“Counters or Arrangers”Obsession:

Order symmetry

Compulsion: They may have

superstitions about certain numbers, colors, or arrangements.

“Hoarders”Obsession:

LossCompulsion:

They are afraid to throw things away.

They compulsively hoard things that they don’t need or use.

NickCounter or

Arranger:Cars (4)DrawersDoors

Doubter:Obsessive

PrinciplesSink or swim Stomach

Tic-Tacs and pretzels

Teaching Children with OCD Four Steps for Conquering

Obsessive Thoughts and Compulsive Urges RELABEL – Recognize that the

intrusive obsessive thoughts and urges are the result of OCD.

REATTRIBUTE – Realize that the intensity and intrusiveness of the thought or urge is CAUSED BY OCD; it is probably related to a biochemical imbalance in the brain.

REFOCUS – Work around the OCD thoughts by focusing your attention on something else, at least for a few minutes: DO ANOTHER BEHAVIOR.

REVALUE – Do not take the OCD thought at face value. It Is not significant in itself.

Awareness/ Knowledge

The best teachers were those who understood.

Torturous Rituals gave him

anxiety Anxiety gave him

stomach aches Be protective. Sympathy

Philippians 2:1-2

Philippians 2:1-2

Therefore if there is any consolation in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and mercy, fulfill my

joy by being like-minded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.

Works CitedObsessive-compulsive disorder, ocd. (2010, March 18).

Retrieved fromhttp://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd/index.shtml

Leininger, M . (2010). Teaching students with obsessive-compulsive disorder.. Intervention in School & Clinic, 45(4), doi: 10.1177/1053451209353447

Smith, Melinda. (n.d.). Ocd: symptoms and treatment for compulsive behavior and obsessive thoughts in children and teens. Retrieved from http://www.helpguide.org/mental/obsessive_compulsive_disorder_ocd.htm

Stewart, S.E.. Ocd in children and teens. Retrieved from http://www.ocfoundation.org/childOCD.aspx#Child_Life