obsessive-compulsive disorder
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- noun
- /əbˈsɛsɪv kəmˈpʌlsɪv dɪsˈɔrdər/
- Specialized
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trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo
- So today we're going to be talking about obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD.
- obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
But there is a thing called like religious obsessive compulsive disorder that is now studied in the literature.
- But there is a thing called like religious obsessive compulsive disorder that is now studied in the literature.
- That being said, I did see a cognitive behavioral therapist for a time specifically for my obsessive compulsive disorder.
- And in fact, when we do deep brain stimulation for obsessive compulsive disorder, we can fairly reliably induce a positive affect.
- So today we're going to be talking about obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD.
- And, and, and the metaphor to think about this is obsessive compulsive disorder.
- Or you're like the serial killer with obsessive compulsive disorder who's like you don't like I can't touch entrails in wall.
Examples
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There's a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder that manifests in the afflicted becoming incapable of doing anything other than arranging the fringe on a carpet.
Fiction book (1998) -
Your smiling co-worker may actually be severely debilitated by obsessive-compulsive disorder; you'd just never know it by looking at him or her.
Blog text (23) -
My actual obsessive-compulsive disorder began when I was ten.
Academic text (2016) -
No, I do not have obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Blog text (16) -
I suffered from obsessive-compulsive disorder for a few years, and a bad experience at confession helped set it off.
Blog text (4) -
Owen has obsessive compulsive disorder.
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And in fact, when we do deep brain stimulation for obsessive compulsive disorder, we can fairly reliably induce a positive affect.
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A 14-year-old non-verbal boy with autism has seen a psychiatrist who recommends risperidone syrup for his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Academic text (2014) -
Mental health diagnoses include anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and unspecified mental health disorders.
Academic text (2007) -
In 2009, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved it for use in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Surface Forms
Morphology
obsessive-compulsive + disorder
The phrase literally combines 'obsessive' and 'compulsive' (describing types of symptoms) with 'disorder' (a diagnosed condition), so its meaning — a mental-health condition involving obsessions and compulsions — is directly derivable from the parts. This modifier+noun composition is regular in English and has transparent equivalents in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo'), so a learner who knows the constituents would understand it.
Etymology
Obsessive-compulsive disorder comes from its two parts: obsessive means thoughts that keep coming back, like a song you cannot stop, and compulsive means actions you do again and again to try to feel less worried. So, it describes a condition where someone has repeated unwanted thoughts ('obsessions') and feels forced to repeat actions ('compulsions') to reduce their worry.