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    The image shows a young woman with curly, multicolored hair wearing glasses and making a playful facial expression. The background is a plain, light-colored surface with text overlaid on it.
    The image shows a close-up view of a person's hands resting on a surface, with a blurred background in shades of purple.

    Building Awareness About Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

    70-75 Minutes

    Resource Review(minus 15 minutes if completed before class)

    Watch a Film

    Guided Discussion

    Watch a Film

    Guided Discussion

    Closing Thoughts and Evaluations

    You will be able to:

    • List at least three different symptoms of OCD

    • Explain how OCD can get in the way of everyday activities using specific examples

    • Compare different ways in which OCD can impact different people

    • Privately reflect on intrusive thoughts or behaviors, and consider support systems

    This class invites participants to learn about Obsessive-Compulsive Related Disorders by watching two short films that depict different lived experiences with these disorders. Using a resource review, participants will gain understanding of symptoms and treatment options. Throughout the class, reflection questions are used to encourage participants to consider how the protagonists of the films navigate living with their illness, and allow participants to empathize with their experiences.

    Mental Health Training

    topics covered

    Obsessive Compulsive Disorders

    aom nutrients

    Empathy, Honest Self Reflection

    casel sel

    Social awareness

    wellness wheel

    Emotional, Social

    identities

    College age, Latino/a/x, White, Man / male, Woman / female, High school age

    film style

    Documentary, Experimental

    Films Included

    The image shows a young woman with curly, multicolored hair wearing glasses and making a playful facial expression. The background is a plain, light-colored surface with text overlaid on it.

    Tangles

    Stella Gutierrez’s film invites viewers to share a personal look at her experience with Trichotillomania, and the moment when she opened up to a close teacher and her parents about her experience with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

    film style

    Documentary

    identities

    Latino/a/x, Woman / female, High school age

    The image shows a close-up view of a person's hands resting on a surface, with a blurred background in shades of purple.

    Rinse and Repeat

    OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) is a mental illness characterised by an individuals obsessive need to perform repetitive tasks. One symptom is obsessive cleaning. This video deals with something coping with such symptoms.

    film style

    Experimental

    identities

    College age, White, Man / male

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