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Discussion 3 Anxiety

Discussion 3 Anxiety

Q This question is taken from your textbook/module readings. Choose a specific anxiety disorder that you can personally relate to. 1) Thoroughly define the disorder and describe all of the symptoms, not just a few sentences about it. Do not simply list the symptoms. 2) Write about potential causes. 3) Explain why this is relevant to you personally and also give examples. Don't forget, you will use a source (such as the textbook or journal article) so you MUST cite your source and list as a reference, even when you paraphrase! You must use quotations marks for direct quotes (copying any words/phrases) as well as reference your source. If you don't do these things, it is plagiarism, and you won't receive credit. Please watch the power point on plagiarism again if you have questions. This is very important. Full credit for this section = a lengthy, multi-paragraph (at least 3 paragraphs - more is better!) answer. Paragraphs are a minimum of 10 lengthy sentences. This section is worth 24 points. You will then comment on at least two other students' posts for 10 more points (5 each). Your other post comments can be answering another students' question or correcting a classmate's incorrect responses or sharing an experience that is relevant to the material and linking it to their post. Therefore, each post responding to your classmates should be a couple of paragraphs long. You may also choose to comment on 4 fellow student responses (one paragraph each). You must be very thorough for full credit!

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental disorder that causes recurrent unwanted thoughts or sensations (obsessions) and the urge to engage in repetitive behavior in order to resist or reduce distress (Hoffmann et al., 2019). People suffering from this disorder, struggle intensively with recurrent and obsessive thoughts and unwanted urges of performing compulsive rituals. The symptoms of obsessive thoughts are unusual fear of contamination, fear of harming oneself or one’s loved ones, religious themes, themes of sexuality especially the unacceptable forms, wishing ill for others( example, wishing one’s mother died), doubts about whether one has accomplished things properly (Hoffmann et al., 2019).