Case 3

Bert is 40 years old man who works in brush factory. He seems to be a normal guy, however, he is terribly afraid of being contaminated by germs. He avoids shaking hands with others, in addition, he won't eat in the cafeteria, and he has trouble leaving the bathroom because he isn't sure he has washed his hands well enough.

Evidently, Bert suffers a case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, or OCD, is the repetitive thoughts or obsessive behavior. Bert's repetitive behavior such as washing hand at all time suggests that he suffers compulsive behavior. According to DSM-IV-TR, Bert feels the need to repeat his actions in response to his obsession. His behaviors are to reduce the stress or event. In some point of time, Bert do realizes that his behavior is irrational. However, he cannot control his actions to washing hand or avoid any kind of touching.

It would be best for Bert to attend Cognitive-behavioral therapy. Cognitive-behavioral therapy enables Bert to confront to his obsessive thoughts and restrain him from compulsive behavior. It exposes the source of obsession to Bert and restrain his actions. Moreover, it helps Bert to respond to the obsessive thoughts in a healthy way. There are other treatments for Bert to overcome his OCD, such as medication, group therapy, and family therapy. Bert can take some medicated drugs to help him with OCD, but medicated drug is the least effect way to solve OCD. Group and family therapy may help him through understanding and interaction between others.

Many people in the US have the OCD. Some signs including repeatedly bathing, showering or washing hands, refusing to shake hands or touch doorknobs are visible when the person has OCD. It is important to recognize the signs of OCD and effectively treat it in time.

Britney Spears and Bipolar

Britney Spears was born in Mississipi. When she was young, she was accomplished gymnast. At the age of 11, she auditioned for Disney Channel series The New Mickey Mouse Club and became one of the cast members. Her first debut single, Baby One More Time, became number 1 on Billboard. Since then, she became the famous singer in America. Britney became the center of the unwanting attention from the paparazzi. It was exposed to the world that Britney had a close relationship with Justin Timberlake, one of the members of N'Sync. Rumors said that she was no virgin. However, her relationship with Justin quickly ended in the later years. In 2004, she married to Kevin Federline. Later in 2005, she gave birth to her first son, Sean Federline.

As the marriage continued, Britney began to show signs of bipolar. In February of 2006, photographers had captured the sight of Britney drives with her baby sitting on her lap without the seat belt. Even when Britney divorced Federline at early November 2006, her outrageous and shameful acts did not stop there. In the beginning of 2007, the paparazzi caught her shaving her hair in a salon. In addition, she continued her actions as a mad woman. The paparazzi had caught her dressing without an underwear and so forth. Because of her continuous shameful acts, Britney was highly criticized by others.

Bipolar has affected Britney in many ways. This psychological disorder affects her personality and mood swings, which has caused her erratic actions. If she had gone for help with her psychological disorder, Britney would have been a rational person.


Link 1:
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/01/05/britney-spears-may-have-bipolar-disorder/

Link 2:
http://britneyspears.hollywood.com/biography/