Source+5

Foster, C. H. (1993). //Funny, you don't look crazy: life with obsessive-compulsive disorder//. Ellsworth, ME: Dilligaf.

1.Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a neurological illness that traps peoples minds to have repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and a strong feeling that they must do things over and over (compulsions) (P.1) 2. There are many different types of obsessions. Some are: Fear of contamination, Checking, Counting/Repeating, Hoarding, Strange movements, trichotillomania, and religious scrupulosity.(P.1-3) 3. Fear of contamination is a fear of dirt or germs near or on the person.(P.1) 4. Checking is when the person feels like they can not rely on common sense or logic. They check behind themselves several times and this could takes hours.(P.2) 5. Counting/Repeating is when people usually count anything they come across. This can take hours to complete. The person does not stop until they feel the task is complete.(P.2) 6. Hoarding -- the obsession with not being able to part or throw away with anything. This can vary from stuffed animals to papers picked up on the street.(P.2) 7. Strange movements would be when a person steps, skips, leaps or jumps an unusual way. They also do unusual arm and/or body movements.(P.3) 8.Trichotillomania is the compulsion to pull out ones body hair, this usually occurs in females.(P.3) 9. Religious scrupulosity is when a person believes that if they obey to a God a certain way that no harm will come to their loved ones.(P.3) 10. Obsessive-compulsive disorder isn't fatal, it's just ongoing.(P.8) 11. The genetic basis of OCD is poorly understood. OCD is believed to have evidence underlying in the philosophical study of cause and effect.(P.9) 12. In 1991 George Bush requested $156 million for the project of gene mapping.(P.9) 13. "It is obvious that, given time, it will be discovered that all of mankind's illnesses are nothing more than a long sequence of genetic events, all of them waiting for their surreptitious codes to be broken."(P.9) 14. Why is it that some illnesses are more acceptable than others sometimes? If you say you have cancer, that person will most likely be shocked and supportive of you. But tell that same person that you have schizophrenia or any other neurologically related disease and they will not react the same way. The might smile and then probably fade away from your life forever.(P.23) 15. "Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a biochemical malfunctioning of the brain."(P.24) 16. "They thought that it was just an excuse for laziness. It's sad to think that there is so much ignorance surrounding us."(P.25)