AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Psychodynamic perspective on OCD suggests that in the absence of key relational processes, including emotional proximity, mirroring and containment, and attunement, the child experiences a void-like state. Consequently, the anxiety that arises in the child leads to a form of liveliness in a “dead” inner world.

Detailed explanation-2: -Originating in the work of Sigmund Freud, the psychodynamic perspective emphasizes unconscious psychological processes (for example, wishes and fears of which we’re not fully aware), and contends that childhood experiences are crucial in shaping adult personality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Freud postulated ambivalence as the key factor of the disorder. The patient experiences instinctive impulses, desires and urges on the one hand and inhibitions blocking these on the other. The two sides come into collision and this results in OCD-symptoms.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explaining OCD The biological approach suggests that abnormal behaviour is caused by something physical happening in the body, which may be the result of genes. Genetic explanations: Genes may create a vulnerability (risk of developing) to OCD. There is evidence that OCD runs in families.