PSY404 Midterm Solved Paper 2 2009

VUSR · Fall semester 2009 · Due Date: January 12, 2010.

Rehan, a 19 years old college freshmen majoring in philosophy, withdraw from college because of incapacitating ritualistic behavior. He abandoned personal hygiene because the habitual rituals that he had to carry out during washing and cleaning were so time consuming that he could do nothing else. He stopped cutting and washing his hair, beard, brushing his teeth and changing his clothes.

Diagnose the psychological disorder of Rehan and elucidate its causes in detail. (2+5)

As a psychologist, what treatment plan will you suggest for Mr. Rehan?(3) Narrate any two other examples (same as mentioned above) from your personal experiences or observation. (2.5+2.5)

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Diagnose the psychological disorder of Rehan and elucidate its causes in detail. (2+5)

According to Diagnostic Statistical Manual, Rehan is suffering from Obsessive Compulsive disorder, which lies in the Axis I in DSM IV TR with 300.3 diagnostic code. It includes obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions, such as cleaning, checking, counting, or hoarding are foremost symptoms. The person becomes trapped in a pattern of repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are senseless and distressing but very hard to stop.

Causes of OCD:

The bio-psycho-social model assumes that mental health problems are hardly ever limited to just one domain of human experience (Obsessive compulsive disorder). Obsessive compulsive disorder are influenced by multiple domains of human experience, and have biological (medical), psychological (guilt, shame, depression, etc.) and social/spiritual (low social status, social pressure, etc.) factors.

As a psychologist, what treatment plan will you suggest for Mr. Rehan?

The expected treatment plan comprised of:

1. Medication

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2. Behavioral techniques: Exposure procedure Blocking and punishing procedure to decrease the obsessions and compulsions
3. Cognitive behavioral model:

CBT generally strives for the correction of faulty thinking pattern and beliefs through self-monitoring, creating real experiences to test dysfunctional beliefs, and rehearsing new thinking styles and skills.

Narrate any two other examples (same as mentioned above) from your personal experiences or observation. (2.5+2.5)

Students’ have to write down any two cases of Obsessive compulsive disorder which he/she has observed in his/her life.