Unit 4  Section 3Exercise 11 OCDMotion City
Clinical correlate #8: Obsessive compulsive disorder
The concept of being ‘OCD’ has penetrated our pop culture and has been represented in song and in film. Listen to the song below. Start formulating an accurate definition of obsessive-compulsive disorder, and be sure to distinguish it from obsessive-compulsive personality disorder.
Everything is all right
Give me a reason to end this discussion,
To break with tradition.
To fold and divide.
Cause I hate the ocean, theme parks and airplanes,
Talking with strangers, waiting in line..
I'm through with these pills that make me sit still.
"Are you feeling fine?"
Yes, I feel just fine.
Tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.
Oh please tell me that you're alright,
Yeah everything is alright.
I'm sick of the things I do when I'm nervous
Like cleaning the oven or checking my tires
Or counting the number of tiles in the ceiling..
Head for the hills, the kitchen's on fire!
motion city sound track
Study questions
- Is this song about someone suffering from OCD?
- What are the singer’s complaints? Are the contradictions non-sensical, or can they shed light on our patients’ attitudes?
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