obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder in English Turkish dictionary

obsessive-compulsive disorder
(Tıp) obsesif-kompulsif bozukluk
obsessive compulsive disorder
obsesif kompulsif bozukluk
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Definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder in English English dictionary

Obsessive-compulsive disorder
(Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions
obsessive-compulsive disorder
(Psikoloji, Ruhbilim) A mental illness which causes the sufferer to do something repeatedly for no reason
obsessive-compulsive disorder
If someone suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, they cannot stop doing a particular thing, for example washing their hands. Mental disorder in which an individual experiences obsessions or compulsions, either singly or together. An obsession is a persistent disturbing preoccupation with an unreasonable idea or feeling (such as of being contaminated through shaking hands with someone). A compulsion is an irresistible impulse to perform an irrational act (such as repeatedly washing the hands). The two phenomena are usually, but not always, linked in the obsessive-compulsive person. Onset of the illness has been linked to malregulation of the neurotransmitter serotonin as well as to the ill effects of high stress
obsessive-compulsive disorder
{i} OCD, psychiatric disorder in which a person experiences recurrent obsessions or compulsive actions
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
OCD
obsessive compulsive disorder
An anxiety disorder in which a person feels trapped in repetitive, persistent thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive, ritualized behaviours (compulsions) Attempts to resist a compulsion produces mounting tension and anxiety, which are relieved immediately by giving ino it People with obsessive-compulsive disorder derive no pleasure from it other than the release of tension
obsessive compulsive disorder
A disorder in which individuals are plagued by persistent, recurring thoughts (obsessions) that reflect exaggerated anxiety or fears
obsessive compulsive disorder
A neurobiological disorder Sufferers of OCD experience both obsessions and compulsions
obsessive-compulsive disorder
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