AP PSYCHOLOGY

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
EPPP:The onset of OCD in children
A
is equally common in boys and girls
B
is six times more common in girls than boys
C
is four times more common in girls than boys
D
is more common in boys than girls
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -OCD may be more common among males in childhood, but is more common among females in adolescence and adulthood. Males tend to report an earlier age of onset and present with symptoms related to blasphemous thoughts.

Detailed explanation-2: -OCD is more common among males in childhood, but among females in adolescence and adulthood (39). Females with OCD tend to report higher depression and anxiety (35), to exhibit more contamination/cleaning symptoms, and to have greater comorbidity with eating and impulse-control disorders (38).

Detailed explanation-3: -Among a typical sample, women exhibited OCD 1.6 times more commonly than men, with lifetime prevalence rates of 1.5% among women and 1% among men.

Detailed explanation-4: -OCD can start at any time from preschool to adulthood. Although OCD can occur at any age, there are generally two age ranges when OCD tends to first appears: Between the ages 8 and 12. Between the late teen years and early adulthood.

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