This essay will explain what obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is and how leisure education can be used to help people who have been diagnosed with OCD . This essay will discuss the different characteristics that may be noticed in a person diagnosed with OCD and will also present different leisure activities that can be used to help these individuals. The overall goal of this trial is to provide strong evidence that leisure education can be useful in helping people with OCD. OCD is considered an anxiety disorder due to the fact that people who suffer from it experience high feelings of anxiety about a certain aspect of their life. OCD is broken down into two components: obsession and compulsion. The first component; Obsession is when an individual constantly has recurring thoughts or images about a certain issue or problem in their life. For example; A person with OCD may have a constant thought or image of getting sick or dying from the various germs or illnesses that people contract every day. So this individual goes to extreme lengths to ensure that they do not contract any of these germs or diseases. This is when the compulsive component begins. This is when the individual takes extreme measures to protect themselves from whatever worries them. So let's continue using the same example; this person will regularly clean their house every day for several hours at a time. They tend to wash their hands multiple times when in public and are very fastidious about where they go and what they touch in public. They are also very careful about how they interact with others. They're just taking extra steps to protect themselves... middle of document......mh.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.shtmlGreenberg MD, William M (2011). Obsessive-compulsive disorder “Background”. Retrieved November 13, 2011 from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1934139-overview2011 Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder - Children, Causes, DSM, Functioning, Therapy, People, Medications, Women http://www. minddisorders.com /Ob-Ps/Obsessive-compulsive-personality-disorder.html#ixzz1fezVhbmoAmerican Psychiatric Association. (2009). Mental disorders in adults: obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. In the cases of the DSM-IV-TR casebook and its treatment companion. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. Baer, ​​​​Lee. “Personality disorders in obsessive-compulsive disorder.” In Obsessive Compulsive Disorders: Practical Management. 3rd edition. Edited by Michael Jenike and others. St. Louis: Mosby, 1998.