Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): Practice Questions

Which of the following psychometric tools is specifically used to assess the severity of obsessive and compulsive symptoms by measuring time spent, interference, and distress?

Lehmkuhl et al. (2008) conducted a case study on a \( 12 \)-year-old boy with OCD. Which specific psychological therapy was utilised and adapted for use with this child?

A patient with OCD performs a ritual of counting to ten every time they have a 'bad thought.' A behavioural psychologist explains this by saying the counting reduces the patient's anxiety, making the behaviour more likely to be repeated. Which concept does this illustrate?

Biological treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) frequently involve the use of which class of medication?

In Rapoport’s (1989) case study of a boy named 'Charles', which of the following best describes the nature of his obsessive-compulsive symptoms?

Distinguish between the terms obsession and compulsion as they relate to the diagnostic criteria for OCD.

Evaluate the use of telephone-administered cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) for OCD, with reference to the study by Lovell et al. (2006).

Explain the conceptual link between the behavioural explanation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and the mechanism of exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy.

Researching treatment efficacy for Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) often involves complex methodologies.
(a) Explain the purpose and features of the Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS) as a measure of OCD. [2]
(b) Using your knowledge of the study by Lovell et al. (2006), outline three features of the procedure used to compare telephone-administered CBT with face-to-face CBT. [3]
(c) Evaluate the use of longitudinal designs when investigating the long-term effectiveness of psychological treatments for OCD. [3]