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What approach is used to explain and treat OCD?
Biological approach
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Who found that of his OCD patients, 37% of their parents also had OCD?
Lewis
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Does OCD have candidate genes?
Yes
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What does polygenic mean?
When a disorder is defined by multiple genes, rather than just one
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What does aetiologically heterogenous mean?
A number of different combinations of genes can lead to a disorder
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Is the diathesis-stress model applicable to OCD?
Yes
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Who found that there may be 230 different genes associated with OCD?
Taylor
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Which gene regulates dopamine?
COMT
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What part of the brain may be abnormal in a person with OCD, causing impaired decision-making?
Frontal lobe
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Who found that 68% of MZ twins shared OCD, compared to 31% of DZ twins?
Nestadt et al
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Who found that environmental factors may actually play a part in OCD, as over half their sample had suffered a traumatic event?
Cromer et al
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What other disorder is caused by low levels of serotonin?
Depression
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What drugs can be used to treat OCD?
SSRIs
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What is the older type of anti-depressant which can still be used to treat OCD?
Tricylics
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What is the newer type of anti-depressant which can be used to increase serotonin and noradrenaline?
SNRIs
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What is the name of the orbitofrontal cortex, basal ganglia, and thalamus together?
Worry circuit
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