6-1 & 6-2 Post: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
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Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
The National Institute of Mental Health has established that more than fifty million adult Americans are affected by anxiety disorders. This portrays anxiety disorder, as one of the major health issues in the United States. Anxiety disorders include obsessive-compulsive, Excoriation, body dysmorphic, and trichotillomania disorders (Ameringen, et. al., 2014). Henceforth, the popularity of the conditions has expanded especially in the media coverage. However, the manners in which the disorders are described in popular culture vary from the DSM-5 descriptions. This is because the new DSM-5, 5th Edition has made some modifications to Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders. For instance, in the DSM-5 Obsessive-compulsive disorder and related disorders are no longer reflected as anxiety disorders. In fact, the disorders have their chapter. This is due to unswerving evidence establishing common characteristics among distinct disarrays.
The depiction of body dysmorphic disorder in DSM-5 varies from other description in that it contains an additional criterion. The standard designates repetitive conducts in response to anxieties with perceived deficiencies in physical appearance (Grant et al., 2014). On the other hand, hoarding disorder advances from being enumerated an OCD symptom after DSM-5 research that characterized the condition with persistent difficulty parting or discarding belongings (Ameringen et al., 2014). The disorder causes impairment or distress in occupational or social areas. Besides, behaviors of individuals who hoard can be distressing to others. Moreover, excoriation disorder has been added to the list of OCD and related disorders in the DSM-5. Approximately two to four percent of America’s population could be having excoriation disorder (Grant, et al., 2014). The condition is characterized by persistent skin picking behavior; hence, causing skin lesions. Therefore, the conditions sta...