psychiatric disorder in which a person experiences recurrent obsessions or compulsive actions or both
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a
psychiatric anxiety disorder most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive,
distressing,
intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or "
rituals") which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.The phrase "obsessive-compulsive" has worked its way into the wider
English lexicon, and is often used in an offhand manner to describe someone who is meticulous or absorbed in a cause (see also "
anal-retentive"). Such casual references should not be confused with obsessive-compulsive disorder; see
clinomorphism. It is also important to distinguish OCD from other types of
anxiety, including the routine
tension and
stress that appear throughout life. Although these signs are often present in OCD, a person who shows signs of
infatuation or
fixation with a subject/object, or displays traits such as
perfectionism, does not necessarily have OCD, a specific and well-defined condition.
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