What are the causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Many people have obsessive-compulsive thinking to varying degrees. Due to the increasing pressure in our lives, our psychology is affected to a certain extent and cannot be released, resulting in varying degrees of obsessive-compulsive thinking. So what are the causes of obsessive-compulsive thinking? Below I would like to share my knowledge summary with you, I hope it will be helpful to you.

1. Genetic factors: This disease has a certain familial genetic tendency. Studies linking red blood cell (ABO) blood type, a genetic trait, to the cause of OCD have found a higher incidence of type A and a lower incidence of type O in people with OCD. About 5% to 7% of the parents of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder also have obsessive-compulsive disorder. In addition, since personality traits are mainly affected by genetics, and personality traits play a certain role in the onset of obsessive-compulsive disorder, it also shows that obsessive-compulsive disorder is related to genetics.

2. Organic factors: Obsessive-compulsive symptoms can be seen in patients with clinical encephalitis lethargica, temporal lobe contusion, and epilepsy. Surgical treatment has shown that resection of the white matter at the edge of the coccygeal nerve bundle is effective in improving obsessive-compulsive symptoms, suggesting that it is related to the function of the above-mentioned parts. In addition, personality traits also play an important role in the onset of the disease. This is one of the causes of obsessive compulsive disorder.

3. Psychosocial factors will only persist when they are strengthened under the influence of psychological and social factors. They are also the causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder, such as changes in the working environment, major responsibilities, excessive demands, difficult situations, worries about accidents or family discord, difficulties in sexual life, tension caused by pregnancy and childbirth, plus the patient's cautiousness and indecision, which trigger obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a further development of obsessive-compulsive personality. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is caused by excessive repetition of stimuli and reactions, which causes anxiety, imbalance of excitation and inhibition of the central nervous system, and thus the formation of abnormal habits, the establishment of pathological cognition and reflexes, and the confinement of impulses, thinking and actions to fixed behavioral learning patterns.

4. Compulsive personality factors: People with compulsive tendencies generally tend to pursue perfection and idealism too much. Generally speaking, they maintain strict control over themselves and their surroundings, pay attention to details, work seriously, set high standards for themselves, and pay attention to order. Once things fail to meet their requirements, their obsessive tendencies begin to show.

There are many causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The most common one is the influence of social factors. We must develop good living habits and maintain a good attitude in our daily lives to effectively overcome the adverse effects of obsessive-compulsive disorder on our lives. I hope my answer will be of some help to you. I wish you good health.