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com·pul·sive (km-plsv)

adj.

Caused or conditioned by compulsion or obsession.

n.

A person with behavior patterns governed by a compulsion.

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compulsive

[kəmpul′siv]

Etymology: L, compellere, to urge

pertaining to an act repeatedly performed under the stress of pathologic, intense need.

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compulsive

the state of being subject to compulsion.

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compulsive drinking

see primary polydypsia.

compulsive rolling

an involuntary movement in which the recumbent patient persists in rolling, always in the same direction, until it meets an obstruction.

compulsive walking

affected animals walk oblivious to their surroundings. They appear to be blind, walk into objects, headpress against them and stay in this position for long periods, are oblivious to danger and may die of misadventure. They may attempt to climb a wall and fall over backwards. Common causes are hepatic encephalopathy and increased intracranial pressure.

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Patient discussion about compulsive walking.

Q. What Is OCD? I have heard the term OCD on T.V and wanted to find out- what exactly is this syndrome?

A. OCD is a psychiatric disorder in which a person experiences obesessive thoughts and compulsions to do a ritual in order to "calm" these thoughts down. Obsessions can be recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at some time during the disturbance. They are inappropriate and cause marked anxiety. Compulsions are defined by repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly. This disorder should be diagnosed only by a doctor.

Q. Relation between bipolar & obsessive compulsive disorder. Is there any relation between bipolar and obsessive compulsive disorder? I ask you this because I have many answers so I have to choose one. Sorry I can’t post all which I know. Excuse me!

A. There is correlation between ADHD/ADD, and/or depression and/or Boarderline Personality Disorder and OCD due to a serotonin imbalance. BPD is often misdiagnosed as bi-polar.