Perfectionist Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Hi guys, I was thinking of doing the extended essay, branching into psychology. My topic choice is OCD, although I need some extended essay ideas. Also I was told that an extended essay such as "Investigation into the causes and treatment of OCD" would be a broad idea to research into. Is this true? If you guys could maybe give me some ideas on some OCD extended essays which would be acceptable towards the IB criteria, it would be greatly appreciated.I've also previously selected this to be my extended essay; "To what extent does school as a stressor play a role in the development of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?†However, I couldn't find any studies concerning this topic. I've basically searched everywhere and I couldn't find a empirical study which relates to the research question above. But all in all, I'd really like someone to give me some ideas on some OCD extended essay topics, which would be accepted by the " IB Standards " Thanks! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindpet Posted August 13, 2014 Report Share Posted August 13, 2014 Have you thought about looking at OCD treatments only (drugs vs talk therapy)? 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectionist Posted August 14, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Hmmm. What sort of a EE question could you formulate from that? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindpet Posted August 14, 2014 Report Share Posted August 14, 2014 Are biological treatments or psychotherapies more effective at treating OCD? (biological may include brain treatments, you'll have to look into that) 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectionist Posted August 15, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Are there a number of empirical studies done on this topic? By the way, thanks for you time, I really appreciate it!! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindpet Posted August 15, 2014 Report Share Posted August 15, 2014 Search google scholar for your answer . Here is a brief overview where you can extract keywords to search for, I have to get back to writing my MSc dissertation Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perfectionist Posted August 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2014 (edited) I reworded my EE question would this be better ? An Investigation into the efficacy of treatments for OCD such as biological treatments as opposed to psychotherapy. By the way, I searched google for some empirical studies done on this question, and I couldn't find any studies done in the past, could you please assist me in this. Thanks Edited September 30, 2014 by Perfectionist Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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