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Clubs

Struggles with scrupulosity on campus

Kylie Swann
By Kylie Swann
October 10, 2023 12:00 AM
On- and off-campus resources offer hope and help to students who struggle with scrupulosity, commonly known as religious OCD.
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Campus Events

Education Week: The Spirit vs. Anxiety, toxic perfectionism and religious OCD

By Payton Pingree
August 17, 2022 12:00 AM
Debra Theobald McClendon, a clinical psychologist with training in marriage and family therapy, gave an Education Week class on Wednesday about feelings of anxiety, toxic perfectionism and religious OCD, in contrast with feeling the Spirit.
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Campus

BYU researches where religious OCD is activated in the brain

By Alicia Matsuura
February 12, 2020 12:00 AM
See also Religious OCD: When faith becomes an obsession
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Books

BYU professor debuts YA fiction novel on mental health

By Sadie Anderson
May 07, 2019 12:00 AM
Spencer Hyde's debut novel, 'Waiting for Fitz,' follows a girl named Addie as she battles OCD and befriends a boy with schizophrenia. (Sadie Anderson)
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Campus

Education Week: Insights on anxiety disorders

By Cassidy Hansen
August 19, 2015 12:00 AM
While a certain amount of stress is healthy, some stress can lead into anxiety, which can prevent individuals from living their lives normally.
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