THE CASE OF A JUNIOR MEDICAL DOCTOR WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE

While I was scrolling down and trying to keep abreast of the latest newsfeed on social media, I accidentally came across reading one intriguing article which literally piqued my interest and it sort of evoked my instant recollections of the two prominent musicians (Chris Cornell of Audioslave &...

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GENERAL OVERVIEW OF OCD (CHAPTER 1)

EXAMPLE OF CASE STUDY 1: "Tom worried about being responsible for bad things that could happen. He worried about leaving the stove on which could cause a fire, or hitting someone with his car. He spent all day repeatedly checking every action he did just to ensure that he hadn‘t done something wrong or...

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TRIGGERING FACTORS AND COMMON SYMPTOMS OF OCD (CHAPTER 2)

Before delving into discussing what are the common symptoms and triggering factors of OCD, let’s have a look at the diagram below in order to better identify how OCD can persistently manifest in people who suffer from it.As you can see from the above diagram, obsessions often take the repetitive form, persistent...

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OCD AND CLINICAL DEPRESSION (CHAPTER 3)

The fact that most people go through periods of distress at certain times is inevitable. For example, when you are depressed, you feel persistently upset for weeks or even months rather than just for a couple of days. Perhaps, some people tend to view depression as something trivial and not a genuine...

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SURROUNDING MYTHS OF OCD (CHAPTER 4)

In theory, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is the name given to a recognised condition that causes someone to become stuck in a cycle of distressing obsessions and compulsions. It is a very debilitating and often misunderstood condition, so much so that many people with OCD hide it for years or...

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TYPES OF PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR OCD (CHAPTER 5)

Treatments for OCD can give people the tools to make substantial changes in their lives. Changing the way we react to fearful situations can help us make wiser and healthier choices. However, OCD is not like an infection that completely goes away with a course of antibiotics. It is more like diabetes....

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LIST OF ALTERNATIVE TREATMENTS FOR OCD PATIENTS (CHAPTER 6)

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POST RECOVERY STAGE OF OCD (CHAPTER 7)

Obviously, one of the first stages in OCD recovery is to believe that you can heal yourself. However, recovery is very much on an individual basis and is considered as a lifestyle. The process of recovery from OCD similar to the onset of the common illness, is gradual and ongoing. For some, recovery...

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MILITARY PSYCHOLOGY AND ITS ESSENCE

In theory, military psychology is basically the research, design and application of psychological approaches, as well as data experimentation towards understanding, predicting, and countering behaviours either in a friendly or a hostile manner in the civilian population, which can be undesirable, intimidating,...

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