Val Mateyshin

SPC1017 – Speech
Professor Amanda Fairbanks
June 9, 2012
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Outline

Purpose Statement: To inform my audience of the proper definition of Obsessive

Compulsive Disorder and explain the daily difficulties people with OCD suffer from.

Introduction

I. Toby Shalhoub plays a detective on USA networks Monk

A. He has won multiple awards for his portrayal Adrain Monk
1. Two Emmy Awards

2. A Golden Globe Award

3. Screen Actor Guild award

B. The Character (Monk) suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and
Aplethora of other phobias
II. MTV made an episode of their documentary show True Life dedicated to Obsessive-
Compulsive Disorder (Episode 25

A. The show followed three people suffering from OCD

1. Morgan is an aspiring actress who thinks God will punish her, if she doesn’t
perform her rituals, by killing her mother

2. Ryan is a musician who doesn’t know why he has OCD, but his rituals
prevent him from having a normal life

3. Jessica believed her OCD stemmed from a bad relationship, and now she is a
habitual counter

4. By going through extensive therapy two of these people were rehabilitated

a Morgan went to a fake funeral for her mother

i. She no longer feels the need to ritualize
ii. She was recently signed with an agent

b Morgan went to a fake funeral for her mother

i. She made it through college
ii. No longer has physical symptoms (headaches)
 (Transition: So, what exactly is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?)

Body

I. Obsessive Compulsive disorder is most commonly known as OCD

II. It has worked its way into English terminology to describe an meticulous or absorbed
into a cause

A. This is known as clinomorphism

B. Clinophorism is a deliberate or unintentional simplification, alteration, or
amplification of the term for a medical condition

1. It is usually for dramatic effect

III. OCD is not infatuation, fixation or perfectionism

IV. It is a type of psychiatric anxiety disorder
V. It is the most commonly mistaken self-diagnosed disorder today

(Transition: Now we know what its not, so what IS OCD?)

VI. To be diagnosed with OCD on must obsessions or compulsions alone, or obsessions

and compulsions
A. Obsessions are defined by:
1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at
some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that
cause marked anxiety or distress.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or
preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or
mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are
designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
3. The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images,
or to neutralize them with some other thought or action.
4. The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a
product of his or her own mind, and are not based in reality.

B. Compulsions are defined by:

1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in
response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or
preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or
 mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are
designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
C. Other mandatory symptoms to be diagnosed with OCD:

1. The sufferer must realize that his/her obsessions or compulsions are

unreasonable or excessive
2. the obsessions or compulsions must be time-consuming (taking up more than
one hour per day), cause distress, or cause impairment in social, occupational,
or school functioning

VII. These symptoms may cause feelings similar to depression

VIII. Symptoms present in OCD suffers (may include some, all or none of the
following):
1. Frequent hand washing
2. Repeated clearing of the throat, which doesn’t need clearing
3. Lining up objects in absolute right angles or parallel
4. A fear of contamination
5. A need for both sides of the body to feel even

(Transition: Who does OCD effect, and how is it treated?

IX. OCD effects 1 out of 50 adults

X. The lifetime prevalence rate for both sexes is 2.5%
XI. The lifetime prevalence rate for those who graduate high school is lower than those
who have not

Conclusion

I. People suffering from OCD often don’t get the treatment that is necessary
II. People often incorrectly diagnose themselves with OCD in an attempt to understand a
set of other symptoms
III. If gone untreated, the effects of OCD can often be crippling and debilitating
IV. The only people who can correctly diagnose and treat OCD are doctors and trained
professionals
V. Those who believe they have OCD should seek treatment in order to control their
urges to ritualize and classify information

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