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OCD: Cause vs Feeling Based Diagnosis
- OCD is classified by causes rather than just feelings like anxiety or depression.
- This makes it often misunderstood and misdiagnosed, unlike disorders defined by symptoms alone.
OCD Brain Overthinks and Fails to Adapt
- People with OCD overestimate threats and fail to habituate to anxiety like neurotypical brains do.
- They also have impaired cognitive flexibility, struggling to distract from obsessive thoughts.
OCD Impaired Response Inhibition
- OCD manifests as a deficit in response inhibition by compulsively repeating behaviors that relieve anxiety.
- This creates habitual learning where compulsions are the sole anxiety relief, reinforcing the cycle.