Anxiety disorder, OCD, or something else?
Walden University
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Role 1: Child and Adolescent
NURS 6660
ANXIETY DISORDER, OCD, OR SOMETHING ELSE? 6
ANXIETY DISORDER, OCD, OR SOMETHING ELSE? 2
Anxiety disorder, OCD, or something else?
Case # 2: Anxiety disorder, OCD, or something else?
Decision # 1 Differential Diagnosis
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
Reason for the Selection
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a prototypical impulsive, compulsive disorder. The patient experiences an unusual urge to do stereotypic, formal acts despite having full knowledge of how silly and unnecessary these behaviors are and having no genuine desire for the result of these activities. The most widely recognized kinds of compulsions are cleaning and checking (Stahl, 2014). Stress and anxiety may increase the formation of habits, regardless of whether decidedly or contrarily persuaded. In any case, as the patterns turn out to be dynamically impulsive, the experience of alleviation may never again be the driving force, and somewhat the conduct goes under external control as a conditioned reaction.
