OCD Physiological explanations

What will be an ideal response?


OCD related to low levels of serotonin?
However, drugs that increase serotonin effective <50%

Abnormally high activity in orbitalfrontal, caudate nucleus, basal ganglia

Disorders involving increase brain activity (e.g., epilepsy) sometimes associated with emergence of OCD Sx

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a. appropriateness b. consistency c. distinctiveness d. variableness

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A. skewed data B. distribution error C. confidence error D. sampling error

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a. discrimination b. fading c. shaping d. generalization

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A) human infant. B) dog. C) white rat. D) rabbit.

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