Exam 12: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders

In selecting treatment for a patient with trichotillomania, which of the following evidence-based treatment options would be a logical first choice?

The obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder that is characterized by pulling out hair is

In obsessive-compulsive disorder, patients are likely to experience

Which of the following tricyclic antidepressants is most effective in the treatment of OCD?

In obsessive-compulsive disorder, obsession/compulsion symptom cluster types include all of the following except

Deficits of functioning of the striatum (part of the basal ganglia) are believed to be involved in the symptoms of OCD through impaired ability to

Nonpharmacological treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) would most likely include which of the following?

For one-third to one-half of patients with OCD, the onset of the symptoms is

It can be said of the obsession of hoarding that it is associated with

Obsessions are often accompanied by compulsive behaviors. Which of the following is not true?

On clinical presentation, patients with OCD tend to