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Obsessive–compulsive disorder, an Epic card
Obsessive–compulsive disorder is a mental disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts and feels the need to perform certain behaviors repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function.
- Rarity
- Epic
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 93
- DEF
- 99
- Power
- 192
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 860,000
Ranked #105 of the 3,000 cards of the base set by power (ATK + DEF).
Obsessive–compulsive disorder quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Obsessive–compulsive disorder card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts, mental images, or urges that generate feelings of ______, disgust, or discomfort.
Answer
anxiety. Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts, mental images, or urges that generate feelings of anxiety, disgust, or discomfort. From the Obsessive–compulsive disorder article on Wikipedia.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein 4,500,000 · Airbus A380 1,300,000 · Obsessive–compulsive disorder 860,000 · Antipsychotic 190,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- OCD has been described since antiquity and has affected numerous notable historical and contemporary figures, understandings of it were historically rooted in religion and beliefs about demonic possession.
- Obsessions are persistent unwanted thoughts, mental images, or urges that generate feelings of anxiety, disgust, or discomfort.
- Some common obsessions include fear of contamination, obsession with symmetry, the fear of acting blasphemously, sexual obsessions, and the fear of possibly harming others or themselves.
Why it is Epic
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Text : Wikipedia, Obsessive–compulsive disorder (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : M.Bitton, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.
