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Jaeger T, Anglim J, Yang YH, Fuller-Tyszkiewicz M, Knight T, Moulding R. An ecological momentary assessment of OCD-relevant intrusions: Frequency, feared self, and concealment. Behav Res Ther 2024; 179:104558. [PMID: 38833900 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2024.104558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2024] [Revised: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 05/06/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024]
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This study provides the first examination of the frequency, characteristics, and dynamics surrounding daily experiences of OCD-relevant intrusions among non-clinical participants (N = 54, Nobs = 2314) using ecological momentary assessment. It also examines the extent to which self-related constructs-participants' feared-self beliefs and their tendency to conceal aspects of self-relate to such intrusive phenomena. Participants completed a baseline questionnaire before reporting state depressed mood and intrusions up to five times per day (at semi-random intervals) for 14 days. Results suggest that questionnaire measures may result in underreporting of the frequency of intrusions, with most participants (80%) reporting at least one intrusion across the momentary observations, and 20% of observations indicating intrusive phenomena experienced since the previous momentary report. Baseline factors including OCD-related beliefs and feared self were related to the proportion of intrusions experienced, whereas self-concealment was not. Within the moment, state feared-self predicted intrusion-related distress, duration, perceived importance, the urge to act, and the need to control thoughts. The urge to conceal within the moment was significant but negatively related to perceived importance and the urge to act. Overall, this study provides evidence for the relevance of momentary measures of intrusions, and adds to evidence for self-beliefs in the dynamics of the disorder.
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- Tess Jaeger
- Deakin University, Geelong, Australia; Orygen, Parkville, Australia; Centre for Youth Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
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- The Cairnmillar Institute (CMI), Hawthorn East, Australia
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Muhetaer P, Leng J, Hu P. Deficiency in Self-Control: Unraveling Psychological and Behavioral Risk Factors for Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms in College Students. Psychol Res Behav Manag 2024; 17:1329-1338. [PMID: 38524290 PMCID: PMC10961077 DOI: 10.2147/prbm.s456685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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Objective Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a complex mental disorder to treat. However, there are some deficiencies in research performed to date about the psychological and behavioral factors that may trigger obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS). Based on the Psychopathology of Self-Control Theory which states that deficits in self-control underpin psychiatric symptoms, this study investigated the factors influencing OCS among college students. Methods A total of 5599 non-clinical Chinese college students were recruited to complete the Chinese version of the Self-Control Scale, Aitken Procrastination Inventory, and Symptom Checklist-90. Pearson's correlation analyses and the bootstrap method were performed to test our hypothesis. Results The following results were obtained: (a) There were significant correlations among self-control, procrastination, anxiety, and OCS. (b) When controlling for the effects of age and sex, self-control remained a significant negative predictor of OCS. (c) The mediating roles of procrastination and anxiety, and the chain mediating role of procrastination and anxiety were the three predicted pathways linking self-control and OCS. Conclusion This study highlights the significance of self-control deficiencies in OCS. It provides new insights into the psychological and behavioral factors that increase the risk of OCS with important practical implications for early intervention in OCD.
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- Palizhati Muhetaer
- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
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Chiang B, Purdon C. A study of doubt in obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2023; 80:101753. [PMID: 37247970 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has been referred to as the "doubting disease," yet there has been little foundational research on its phenomenology and characteristics. Studies of doubt have relied on researchers' idiosyncratic conceptualizations of the construct, resulting in varied assessment methods and different prevalence rates (11-75%). We examined the nature and characteristics of doubt in people with clinical and subclinical OCD so as to identify its nature and characteristics, and factors that may be unique to OCD. METHODS A semi-structured interview about doubt was administered to people with OCD (N = 44) and with subclinical OCD (N = 21). RESULTS Doubt was highly prevalent and manifested as a form of obsession, uncertainty about whether a task was done properly, and/or lack of confidence in memory and perceptions. All participants took action to resolve doubt and/or proactively pre-empt or reduce future doubt. Doubt was deeply connected to negative core beliefs about the self. The groups did not differ on their experience of doubt, except that greater symptom severity was associated with greater interference from doubt, less ability to resist it, and less success of proactive, but not reactive, strategies to manage it. LIMITATIONS We relied on retrospective report, and the subclinical group was relatively small. CONCLUSIONS In subclinical and clinical OCD, doubt is pervasive, manifests in three domains, is connected to negative core beliefs, and is highly aversive. Continued empirical study of doubt is essential to proper assessment and to development of theories and treatment of OCD.
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- Brenda Chiang
- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada; Parkwood Institute, Operational Stress Injury Clinic - GTA Site, Toronto, ON, Canada.
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- Department of Psychology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada.
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Melles EA, Keller-Dupree EA. "I'm a Horrible Mother": The Relationship Between Psychoeducation, Disclosure, and Shame Surrounding Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts. J Clin Psychol Med Settings 2023; 30:570-577. [PMID: 36394677 DOI: 10.1007/s10880-022-09924-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The current study explored whether women who had experienced Postpartum Intrusive Thoughts of Intentional Harm (PPITIH) were more likely to disclose these thoughts and less likely to experience shame about such thoughts after being exposed to psychoeducation about PPITIH. The study also examined whether shame was a significant predictor of the number of people to whom the participant had disclosed their PPITIH. Additionally, a content analysis was used to explore participants' responses to the psychoeducation. One hundred and thirty-nine women completed the web-based study. The number of participants reporting PPITIH significantly increased following the exposure to the psychoeducation and participants' levels of shame significantly decreased. No relationship was found between participants' level of shame and the number of people to whom they had disclosed their experiences with PPITIH prior to the study. Themes of relatability, reassurance, and resonance emerged from the responses of participants who reported having experienced PPITIH; whereas those of surprise/sadness/shock and similarities emerged from those who denied having experienced them.
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- Elizabeth A Melles
- Department of Psychology and Counseling, Northeastern State University, 600 N. Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK, 74474, USA.
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- Department of Psychology and Counseling, Northeastern State University, 600 N. Grand Ave, Tahlequah, OK, 74474, USA
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Sharifi Bastan F, Aardema F, Khosravani V, Samimi Ardestani SM, Wong SF. Further validation of the Multidimensional Version of the Fear-of-Self Questionnaire in a Persian non-clinical and clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder sample. Clin Psychol Psychother 2023; 30:826-841. [PMID: 36791748 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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Previous research has shown that vulnerable self-themes and feared self-perceptions may play an important role in the development and maintenance of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In particular, the recently validated Multidimensional Version of the Fear-of-Self Questionnaire (FSQ-MV) has shown strong relationships with OCD symptoms independent of cognitive constructs and negative mood in non-clinical samples. The current study aimed to further evaluate the validity and reliability of a Persian version of the FSQ-MV in OCD patients (N = 300), as well as non-clinical individuals (N = 300). Participants completed a set of scales evaluating feared self-perceptions and OCD-related symptoms/conditions. The results showed that the Persian version of the FSQ-MV replicated the three-factor structure of the original scale in non-clinical and OCD patients. The FSQ-MV and its subscales had excellent reliability. Additionally, the FSQ-MV was significantly associated with related cognitive constructs, as well as OCD symptoms and their severity, in both samples. The feared self, especially the corrupted feared self, was a significant unique predictor of OC symptomology, especially for repugnant obsessions, and OCD severity. The study confirmed the validity and reliability of the Persian version of the FSQ-MV. Moreover, cognitive conceptualizations may benefit from a consideration of the feared self in OCD, which may play an important role in its development, maintenance and severity.
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- Farangis Sharifi Bastan
- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Montreal Mental Health University Institute Research Center, Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, University of Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Departments of Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Imam Hossein Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Psychology, Counselling and Therapy, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
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Fernandez SJ, Daffern M, Moulding R, Nedeljkovic M. Exploring predictors of aggressive intrusive thoughts and aggressive scripts: Similarities and differences in phenomenology. Aggress Behav 2023; 49:141-153. [PMID: 36408970 PMCID: PMC10100145 DOI: 10.1002/ab.22061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Revised: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Experiencing a thought about harming or injuring another person is commonly reported by the general population. Aggressive intrusive thoughts (AITs) and aggressive scripts are two constructs commonly used to define the experience of thinking about harming another person. However, they are generally investigated separately and with two significantly different population groups; respectively, individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder and people with a history of violent behavior. AITs and aggressive scripts are assumed to have very different implications for violence risk assessment, but conceptual overlap and an absence of empirical research renders this assumption premature. Using a battery of self-report measures, this study aimed to investigate the differential predictors of AITs and aggressive script rehearsal in a nonclinical sample. Additionally, using regression analyses, the predictors of self-reported aggressive behavior were explored in a sample of 412 adults (73% females; Mage = 31.96 years, SD = 11.02). Violence-supportive beliefs and frequency of anger rumination predicted the frequency of aggressive script rehearsal, and aggressive script rehearsal, anger rumination, and violence-supportive beliefs predicted a history of aggressive behavior. In contrast, obsessive beliefs were predictive of AITs, and only AITs were related to ego-dystonicity. Both AITs and aggressive script rehearsal were related to the use of thought control strategies. These findings support the contributions that maladaptive beliefs have in the experience of aggressive scripts and AITs. Beliefs about violence, a history of aggressive behavior, and ego-dystonicity appear to differentiate aggressive scripts from AITs.
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- Stephanie J Fernandez
- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Alphington, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia.,Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Alphington, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Psychological Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Melbourne, Australia
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Brewin CR. Identity - A critical but neglected construct in cognitive-behaviour therapy. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2023; 78:101808. [PMID: 36435550 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2022.101808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In cognitive-behaviour therapy attention paid to the self and identity has primarily involved self-representations (the Me-Self) rather than how the self is experienced (the I-Self). Within the I-Self experiences vary on a continuum from pre-reflective consciousness (raw experienced perceptions and states of being) to self-awareness (permitting reflection on and evaluation of subjective experience). There is considerable evidence that the I-Self is affected in many if not all disorders, and I review illustrative studies of OCD, eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, PTSD, and personality disorder. These indicate that patients often experience themselves as being defective in various ways, or as having an unstable or contradictory I-Self. Recognition of this neglected aspect of patients' experience has major implications for assessment and treatment. For example, acknowledgment that their sense of self may fluctuate dramatically from moment to moment, may be fragmented, or may consist of a sense of emptiness, may help to build a more empathic therapeutic relationship. If frightening or distressing pre-reflective experiences are the cause of avoidance or other maladaptive coping strategies, conscious attention paid to them in therapy may help to better integrate the I-Self and Me-Self, restoring a sense of predictability and control.
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An experimental investigation of intolerance of uncertainty and its impact on sub-clinical psychopathology. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2022; 75:101718. [PMID: 35081482 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2021.101718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intolerance of Uncertainty (IU) is a transdiagnostic construct that is implicated in psychological difficulties, including Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and eating disorders (ED). However, most studies exploring IU have been correlational in nature. This study examined (1) whether a linguistic manipulation of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS) would successfully manipulate IU in an undergraduate sample, (2) whether experimentally increased or decreased levels of IU affect symptoms of MDD, GAD, OCD and ED, and (3) whether increased baseline symptom severity influences the magnitude of change in symptom severity post-manipulation. METHODS A linguistic manipulation of the IUS was used to manipulate participants' beliefs about their ability to tolerate uncertainty. N = 106 undergraduate participants were randomised to one of two conditions: high IU (HIU; n = 54) or low IU (LIU; n = 52), and completed measures on symptom severity at baseline and one-week follow-up. RESULTS The manipulation successfully reduced IU in LIU. Participants in this group did not experience significant changes in symptom severity post-manipulation. However, individuals with higher baseline OCD in LIU demonstrated greater decreases in post-manipulation OCD symptoms, compared with individuals in HIU. LIMITATIONS Only the LIU manipulation was effective, limiting the findings from the HIU. The one-week follow-up and relatively small sample size of predominantly female undergraduate students may dilute and limit the generalisability of results. CONCLUSION Findings support the utility of this manipulation in reducing IU, and the significance of different levels of IU in OCD.
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Eddy CM. The Transdiagnostic Relevance of Self-Other Distinction to Psychiatry Spans Emotional, Cognitive and Motor Domains. Front Psychiatry 2022; 13:797952. [PMID: 35360118 PMCID: PMC8960177 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.797952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Self-other distinction refers to the ability to distinguish between our own and other people's physical and mental states (actions, perceptions, emotions etc.). Both the right temporo-parietal junction and brain areas associated with the human mirror neuron system are likely to critically influence self-other distinction, given their respective contributions to theory of mind and embodied empathy. The degree of appropriate self-other distinction will vary according to the exact social situation, and how helpful it is to feel into, or remain detached from, another person's mental state. Indeed, the emotional resonance that we can share with others affords the gift of empathy, but over-sharing may pose a downside, leading to a range of difficulties from personal distress to paranoia, and perhaps even motor tics and compulsions. The aim of this perspective paper is to consider how evidence from behavioral and neurophysiological studies supports a role for problems with self-other distinction in a range of psychiatric symptoms spanning the emotional, cognitive and motor domains. The various signs and symptoms associated with problematic self-other distinction comprise both maladaptive and adaptive (compensatory) responses to dysfunction within a common underlying neuropsychological mechanism, compelling the adoption of more holistic transdiagnostic therapeutic approaches within Psychiatry.
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- Clare M Eddy
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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Üzümcü E, Evliyaoğlu ES, Inozu M. The role of gender, fear of self and disgust propensity in mental contamination: A model test using mental contamination induction. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02285-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Llorens-Aguilar S, Arnáez S, Aardema F, García-Soriano G. The relationship between obsessions and the self: Feared and actual self-descriptions in a clinical obsessive-compulsive disorder sample. Clin Psychol Psychother 2021; 29:642-651. [PMID: 34342058 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Revised: 06/11/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) posit the relevance of the self in OCD, although the nature of this association is still unclear. We aimed to explore actual and feared selves and its association with obsessions and intrusions in a group of OCD patients. A group of 58 patients with OCD identified their most upsetting obsession and intrusion (non-clinical obsession) experienced in the past 3 months. These cognitions were classified as either moral-based or autogenous (obsessions n = 32; intrusions n = 26) or non-moral-based or reactive, depending on their content. Next, patients described their actual self and their feared self, that is, the person they feared being or becoming, and whether they believed these descriptions were associated with their obsessions/intrusions. Results indicate that individuals with OCD described themselves as insecure, anxious and fearful, but also as good and nice. They particularly feared a selfish, aggressive, bad, liar, coward, insecure and arrogant self. Two-thirds of the patients believed that their obsessions said something about their actual self (65.52%) and that their obsessions brought them closer to the person they do not want to be (62.06%). A third of patients believed their intrusions said something about their actual self (actual self: 30.35%; feared self: 25%), which was a significantly lower percentage than for obsessions. These associations existed independent from the content of the obsession and/or intrusion, although patients with obsessions with moral-based contents more often tended to believe that their obsessions brought them closer to the person they do not want to be. Results suggest the relevance of the real and feared selves in the maintenance of obsessions.
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- Sara Llorens-Aguilar
- Departament de Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractaments Psicològics, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Departamento de Psicología de la Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.,Mental Health University Institute of Montreal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada
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- Departament de Personalitat, Avaluació i Tractaments Psicològics, Facultat de Psicologia, Universitat de València, Valencia, Spain
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Meral Y, Boysan M, Sandıkçı T, Çalışkan Y, Haşimoğlu A, Doğangün B, Kadak MT. Relationships between dissociation, obsessive beliefs, and self-esteem in juvenile obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case-controlled clinical study. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-01959-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Krause S, Radomsky AS. "Was I asking for it?": An experimental investigation of perceived responsibility, mental contamination and workplace sexual harassment. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2021; 71:101633. [PMID: 33321247 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2020.101633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 12/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Mental contamination (i.e., contamination concerns that arise in the absence of direct contact with a contaminant) is a common symptom in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Cognitive theories suggest that it results from individuals' misinterpretations of perceived violations. Cognitive theories of OCD also highlight the importance of appraisals of inflated responsibility in the maintenance of other OCD symptoms. However, the role of responsibility in mental contamination has not yet been examined experimentally. The present study examined the role of perceived responsibility and violation in the relationship between workplace sexual harassment imagery and subsequent mental contamination. METHODS One hundred and forty-nine participants listened to a workplace sexual harassment imagery task, wherein responsibility was manipulated. Participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (high responsibility (HR), low responsibility (LR), no responsibility (NR)). Participants completed questionnaires assessing mental contamination and completed a hand washing task. RESULTS Those in the NR condition reported significantly lower levels of responsibility than those in the LR or HR conditions. Accordingly, those in the NR condition also reported significantly lower levels of anxiety and dirtiness than in the LR condition. There were no significant differences between the LR and HR condition on variables of interest. LIMITATIONS The nature of the victim blaming used for the responsibility induction may have elicited compensatory responses from participants. CONCLUSIONS Findings may highlight the central role of perceptions of violation in the understanding and treatment of mental contamination.
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- Sandra Krause
- Concordia University, Department of Psychology, 7141 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Concordia University, Department of Psychology, 7141 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, H4B 1R6, Canada.
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Tibi L, Asher S, van Oppen P, van Balkom AJLM, Eikelenboom M, Visser HA, Penninx BW, Anholt GE. The correlates of social phobia in OCD: Findings from a large clinical sample. BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 60:312-332. [PMID: 33870535 DOI: 10.1111/bjc.12292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2020] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder, often complicated with comorbidities. Social phobia (SP) is the most frequent co-occurring anxiety disorder in OCD, associated with increased clinical severity. However, no study had examined the relevance of interpersonal processes in this comorbidity, which are at the core of SP. This study characterized the clinical (i.e., symptom profile, age of onset, chronicity, and comorbidity), vulnerability (i.e., childhood trauma, negative life events), and interpersonal (attachment style, expressed emotion, and social support) correlates of comorbid SP in a large sample of OCD patients. METHODS We analysed the data of 382 OCD patients participating in the Netherlands Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Association (NOCDA) study. We examined the correlates of SP in OCD using self-report questionnaires and structured clinical interviews. In addition, data of 312 non-OCD SP patients were drawn from the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA), to compare the age of onset of SP between groups. Descriptive univariate analyses were followed by backward stepwise logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Social phobia was present among approximately 20% of OCD patients. Social phobia in OCD was associated with increased depression severity and decreased ratings of secure attachment style. Among OCD patients, SP had a significantly earlier age onset as compared to SP in non-OCD patients. CONCLUSION Social phobia in OCD might render a vulnerable clinical picture, characterized with early onset of SP symptoms, insecure attachment style, and increased depressive symptoms. Future studies should use prospective designs to better understand the nature of comorbid SP in OCD. PRACTITIONER POINTS Approximately one fifth of OCD patients were diagnosed with comorbid social phobia in a large representative clinical sample. OCD patients with comorbid social phobia presented with a vulnerable clinical picture, characterized with increased depression severity and decreased ratings of secure attachment style. Social phobia in OCD was associated with an earlier AOO as compared to the AOO of social phobia without OCD. The findings are limited by a cross-sectional design; thus, causality could not be assessed. Research is needed to further examine the mechanisms of comorbid social phobia in OCD.
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- Lee Tibi
- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health research institute and GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health research institute and GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health research institute and GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, the Netherlands
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- Innova Research Centre, Mental Health Care Institute GGZ Centraal, Ermelo, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Department of Psychiatry, Amsterdam Public Health research institute and GGZ inGeest Specialized Mental Health Care, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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Aardema F, Radomsky AS, Moulding R, Wong SF, Bourguignon L, Giraldo-O'Meara M. Development and validation of the multidimensional version of the fear of self questionnaire: Corrupted, culpable and malformed feared possible selves in obsessive-compulsive and body-dysmorphic symptoms. Clin Psychol Psychother 2021; 28:1160-1180. [PMID: 33547834 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2020] [Revised: 01/10/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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In recent years, cognitive-behavioural models of OCD have increasingly recognized the potential role of feared possible selves in the development and maintenance of OCD, while simultaneously re-examining factors that have historically been linked to self-perceptions in OCD. The current article describes the development and validation of a multidimensional version of the Fear of Self Questionnaire (FSQ-EV) in a non-clinical (N = 626) and clinical OCD sample (N = 79). Principal component analyses in the non-clinical sample revealed three conceptually and factorially distinct components revolving around a feared corrupted possible self, a feared culpable possible self and a feared malformed possible self. The questionnaire showed a strong internal inconsistency, and good divergent and convergent validity, including strong relationships to obsessional symptoms. In particular, the corrupted feared self predicted OCD symptoms independently from depression and other related self-constructs and obsessive beliefs, while also strongly interacting with importance and control of thoughts in the prediction of almost all specific symptoms of OCD. Results are consistent with the notion that self-constructs can be conceptually and empirically distinguished from obsessive beliefs and appraisals with significant potential to improve our understanding of OCD and related disorders.
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- Frederick Aardema
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Psychiatry and Addictology, Université de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- School of Psychology, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Psychology, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Emotion generation and regulation following an intrusion induction: Implications for taboo or autogenous obsessions. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2020; 69:101593. [PMID: 32574801 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2020.101593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2020] [Revised: 04/26/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Research demonstrates that autogenous (AO) and reactive obsessions (RO) differ in obsessional content; however, no experimental research has examined differences in emotion generation and regulation. Characterizing this taxonomy with respect to emotion generation and regulation could refine conceptualizations of obsessionality and optimize clinical interventions. METHODS Seventy undergraduates were randomly assigned to imagine a personally-relevant AO or RO. Subsequently, emotional reactivity was assessed. Participants then rated their emotion regulation efforts and the degree to which the intrusion violated their values. RESULTS Broadly aligning with expectations, bootstrapped linear regression models indicated that AOs led to a significant increase in self-conscious emotions (guilt, shame, and embarrassment), and these effects were stronger for those whose values were more severely threatened by the intrusion. A conditional process analysis revealed that the relationship between the AO condition and emotion regulation difficulties was explained by an increase in negative emotional reactivity, and the strength of this effect depended upon the degree of conflict with participants' values. LIMITATIONS The use of an analogue sample, and minimal emotional reactivity in the RO condition, threaten the ecological and external validity of the study. CONCLUSIONS The current study employed a novel experimental design demonstrating a meaningful relationship between AOs and both emotional activation and regulation. Results highlight the relevance of self-conscious emotions to the conceptualization of AOs and the utility of addressing them in the context of exposure therapy.
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Liu CE, Yuan X, Hu C, Liu T, Chen Y, He W. Work-Related Identity Discrepancy and Counterproductive Work Behavior: The Role of Emotional Exhaustion and Supervisor Incivility. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17165747. [PMID: 32784824 PMCID: PMC7460207 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17165747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This research investigates the role of emotional exhaustion and supervisor incivility in explaining the relationship between work-related identity discrepancy and counterproductive work behavior. Based on resource conservation theory, our study hypothesizes a moderated mediation model that work-related identity discrepancy impacts counterproductive work behavior through emotional exhaustion, and supervisor incivility is deemed as the boundary condition in the indirect effect. Drawing on a sample of 863 employees, we found support for the moderated mediation model in which the positive relationship between work-related identity discrepancy and counterproductive work behavior was mediated by emotional exhaustion, such that the mediating relationship was strengthened for new leaders with a low level of supervisor incivility and weakened for those with high level of supervisor incivility. We further discuss the theoretical and practical implications of these findings.
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- Chang-E Liu
- Mobile E-business Collaborative Innovation Center of Hunan Province, Key Laboratory of Hunan Province for Mobile Business Intelligence, College of Business Administration, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China;
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- College of Business Administration, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China; (X.Y.); (C.H.)
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- College of Business Administration, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China; (X.Y.); (C.H.)
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- College of Business Administration, Hunan University of Technology and Business, Changsha 410205, China; (X.Y.); (C.H.)
- Correspondence: (T.L.); (Y.C.)
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- School of Business and Tourism Management, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China
- Correspondence: (T.L.); (Y.C.)
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- Scott College of Business, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 47809, USA;
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Godwin TL, Godwin HJ, Simonds LM. What is the relationship between fear of self, self-ambivalence, and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology? A systematic literature review. Clin Psychol Psychother 2020; 27:887-901. [PMID: 32415744 DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most debilitating health conditions in the world. There has been a vast amount of research into factors that increase the likelihood of developing OCD, and there are several explanatory models. Current cognitive models of OCD can be split into appraisal-based and self-doubt models. To date, cognitive-behavioural therapy for OCD (grounded in appraisal-based models) is the recommended treatment approach, and research into the importance of self-doubt beliefs has been somewhat neglected. This paper therefore aims to consolidate current research, utilizing a systematic review approach, to establish the relationship between fear of self, self-ambivalence, and obsessive-compulsive symptomatology. A systematic search was conducted based on inclusion criteria identified for this review. Papers were then individually appraised for quality and key data extracted from each paper. A total of 11 studies were included in the final sample. Fear of self and self-ambivalence were both consistently found to be significant predictors of obsessive-compulsive symptomatology. In particular, research suggests that there is a strong link between self-doubt beliefs and obsessions and obsessional beliefs related to OCD. Limitations of the review and suggestions for future research are made and applications to clinical practice discussed.
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- Tanya L Godwin
- School of Psychology, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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The influence of identity on the prevalence and persistence of disordered eating and weight control behaviors in Mexican American college women. Appetite 2019; 140:180-189. [PMID: 31077772 DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2018] [Revised: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 05/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Disordered eating behaviors are prevalent in Mexican-American college-enrolled women and contribute to compromised physical and psychological health. Although disordered eating behaviors are multi-determined, few studies have examined individual difference factors that contribute to disordered eating behaviors in Mexican women beyond acculturation. Evidence suggests that individual differences in the constellation of identities may be an important factor influencing the disordered eating behaviors. We hypothesized that individual differences in the collection of identities (self-schemas) increases susceptibility to defining oneself as fat (fat self-schema) and contribute to disordered eating behaviors over time in Mexican American college women. A 12-month longitudinal design was used to measure the level of disordered eating behaviors at 5 points over 12 months in 477 Mexican American women. Identity properties (i.e., positive self-schemas, negative self-schemas, fat self-schema) were measured at baseline. Controlling for relevant covariates, latent growth curve models showed that Mexican American women with few positive and many negative self-schemas were more likely to define themselves as fat, which in turn, predicted purging and fasting/restricting behaviors across the year. However, identity properties were not predictive of binge eating and excessive exercise episodes. Interventions focused on development of positive self-schemas that reflect areas of interest and competence and the revision of negative self-schemas may protect against purging and fasting/restricting in Mexican American college-enrolled women.
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Ozcanli F, Ceulemans E, Hermans D, Claes L, Mesquita B. Obsessions Across Two Cultures: A Comparison of Belgian and Turkish Non-clinical Samples. Front Psychol 2019; 10:657. [PMID: 30971988 PMCID: PMC6443853 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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There is a growing interest in the role of culture in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, yet cultural studies to date have suffered from methodological limitations and lack a clear theoretical framework. In the current study, we adopted a rigorous methodological approach, and a clear cultural psychological framework. We compared the structure and frequency of obsessions in non-clinical samples (N = 706) from Belgium, a Western culture, and Turkey, a non-Western cultural context. Obsessions were measured by a newly compiled instrument that included a broad range of obsessions. Cross-cultural equivalence of the structure of obsessions was assessed both in the pooled data, and in each culture separately. At an abstract level, we found a two-factor structure that was cross-culturally invariant, and that fit both cultures equally well. These two types of obsessions each corresponded with a different model of agency. Compared to the Turkish sample, the Belgian sample reported more obsessions that can be understood from a disjoint (independent) model of agency as frequently found in Western cultures, whereas the Turkish sample, compared to their Belgian counterparts, reported more obsessions that can be tied to a conjoint (shared) model of agency as frequently found in non-Western cultural contexts. Differences in the prevalent types of obsessions were systematic and interpretable, therefore. In addition to the cross-culturally equivalent two-factor structure, we found culture-specific factor solutions; these solutions point to cultural differences in the experience of obsessions that have yet to be fully understood. In the Discussion, we outline future directions of the research on culture and obsessions.
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- Fulya Ozcanli
- Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Group of Quantitative Psychology and Individual Differences, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for the Psychology of Learning and Experimental Psychopathology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Research Group of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Center for Social and Cultural Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Knapton O. The linguistic construction of the self in narratives of obsessive-compulsive disorder. QUALITATIVE RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY 2018. [DOI: 10.1080/14780887.2018.1499834] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Olivia Knapton
- King’s College London, Centre for Language, Discourse and Communication, School of Education, Communication and Society, Waterloo Bridge Wing, Franklin-Wilkins Building, Waterloo Campus, London, UK
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Riskind JH, Wright EC, Scott M. Anticipated Criticism/Rejection and Negative Self-Appraisals: Do They Independently Predict OCD Symptoms and the Negative Significance of Intrusive Thoughts? Int J Cogn Ther 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s41811-018-0006-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zysk E, Shafran R, Williams TI. A Single-Subject Evaluation of the Treatment of Morphing Fear. COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL PRACTICE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2017.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The role of feared possible selves in obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: A comparative analysis of a core cognitive self-construct in clinical samples. Clin Psychol Psychother 2017; 25:e19-e29. [DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Potik D. “Winter Is Coming!”—Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Imagery After Viewing the Television Series Game of Thrones. JOURNAL OF EMDR PRACTICE AND RESEARCH 2017. [DOI: 10.1891/1933-3196.11.3.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This article presents the detailed case of a 27-year-old man who began to suffer from intrusive imagery after watching a brutal scene in the TV series Game of Thrones. The content of the intrusive imagery included images of people with enucleated eyes and was initially accompanied by anxiety about sharp objects. The patient’s mental distress was assessed by the Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale and the Impact of Event Scale—Revised, and the patient was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy was provided to treat related distressing memories and the intrusive imagery. As treatment progressed, more complex and layered aspects of the symptom presentation became evident, and EMDR was integrated with other treatments. These included psychodynamic psychotherapy to address his complicated relationship with his father, exposure and response prevention (ERP) therapy to reduce avoidance of sharp objects, and cognitive therapy (CT) for aggressive violent thoughts toward others. The article identifies the various clinical decision points and discusses theoretical conceptualizations and related factors. This clinical case report provides additional support for the body of knowledge on the relationship between traumatic events and imagery in OCD. Therefore, trauma-focused treatments, such as EMDR therapy, which concentrates specifically on those experiences, might be especially effective.
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Nikodijevic A, Moulding R, Anglim J, Aardema F, Nedeljkovic M. Fear of self, doubt and obsessive compulsive symptoms. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2015; 49:164-172. [PMID: 25748202 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2014] [Revised: 01/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Following observations in the literature that obsessions often contain or imply negative evaluative information about the self, Aardema et al. (2013) recently developed a measure of feared-self relevant to OCD. The current study aimed to provide further examination of the relevance of such feared self-beliefs to obsessive compulsive processes - in particular whether they partially underlie doubt in OCD-relevant situations. METHOD Nonclinical participants (N = 463; 291 females; Mage = 25.17, SD = 7.47), were presented with three vignettes, related to washing, checking and non-OCD relevant themes, which assessed doubt through providing alternating sensory and possibility-based information. RESULTS Higher levels of OCD symptoms and feared-self beliefs both significantly predicted both higher baseline levels of doubt and greater fluctuation in levels of doubt in both the contamination and checking scenarios, and to a much lesser extent in the control scenario. Feared-self beliefs did not predict fluctuation in doubt over-and-above OCD symptoms, consistent with a mediation model. LIMITATIONS The main limitation was the use of a non-clinical sample, although this allowed sufficient participant numbers to test hypotheses. CONCLUSIONS The findings provided further experimental support for reasoning processes in OCD, and suggested that feared self-beliefs may make individuals vulnerable to experiencing doubt. Additionally, these results suggested that individuals with high OCD symptoms and those with high feared self-beliefs are unable to recognise the improbable nature of possibility-based statements. Implications for treatment and theory are discussed.
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia.
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- School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
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- Research Centre, University Institute in Mental Health of Montreal, Canada
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- Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre (BPsyC), Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Australia
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Jaeger T, Moulding R, Anglim J, Aardema F, Nedeljkovic M. The Role of Fear of Self and Responsibility in Obsessional Doubt Processes: A Bayesian Hierarchical Model. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2015.34.10.839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ahern C, Kyrios M, Meyer D. Exposure to unwanted intrusions, neutralizing and their effects on self-worth and obsessive-compulsive phenomena. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2015; 49:216-222. [PMID: 26279497 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2014] [Revised: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 07/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although there is a growing body of literature to support the importance of understanding self processes in the experience of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), no experimental research has directly examined the relationship between self-construals and phenomena central to OCD. The current study examined the effect that unwanted intrusions and neutralizing responses have on self-worth, distress and urge to neutralize. METHODS After listening to repeated audio recordings of idiosyncratic unwanted intrusions, a combined nonclinical and clinical OCD sample were asked to respond with either their chosen neutralizing strategy (experimental) or a refocus counting strategy (control). Each condition comprised of a 12-min responding period (respond) followed by an equivalent non-response period (listen). Participants completed each condition, and were randomly allocated into the condition completed first. Ratings of discomfort, urge to neutralize, and self-worth were measured throughout. RESULTS Neutralizing and refocussing responses were both associated with decreases in discomfort and higher self-worth. The expected rebound effect for discomfort and urge to neutralize for the listen period after neutralizing was found. LIMITATIONS Methodological problems lead to missing data, although this was corrected with the use of Multi Level Modelling (MLM) analysis on a combined sample. The small clinical sample meant that comparison between the two populations was not possible. CONCLUSIONS Findings support cognitive accounts that neutralizing is involved in the development and maintenance of OCD, and suggest that neutralizing is a purposeful response aimed to help reinstate self-worth. Implications and directions for future research are discussed.
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- Claire Ahern
- Swinburne University of Technology, Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre (H99), Swinburne University of Technology, P.O Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia.
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- The Australian National University, College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 0200, Australia.
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- Swinburne University of Technology, Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre (H99), Swinburne University of Technology, P.O Box 218, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122, Australia.
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Melli G, Aardema F, Moulding R. Fear of Self and Unacceptable Thoughts in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Clin Psychol Psychother 2015; 23:226-35. [DOI: 10.1002/cpp.1950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 02/13/2015] [Accepted: 02/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Gabriele Melli
- Institute of Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology and Psychotherapy; Florence Italy
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- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Montréal; University of Montreal; Montreal Canada
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- Centre for Mental Health and Wellbeing Research; Deakin University; Melbourne Australia
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Purcell Lalonde M, O'Connor K, Aardema F, Coelho JS. Food for thought: ego-dystonicity and fear of self in eating disorders. EUROPEAN EATING DISORDERS REVIEW 2015; 23:179-84. [PMID: 25728327 DOI: 10.1002/erv.2349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Degree of ego-dystonicity in obsessions is clinically relevant to the conceptualization and treatment of eating disorders (EDs). Obsessive-compulsive disorder research has suggested that the transformation of intrusive thoughts into obsessions is linked to the degree to which intrusive thoughts threaten core perceptions of the self. This study aims to explore the relationship between the ego-dystonic nature of obsessions in ED patients and a fear of self, the link between ED symptom severity and ego-dystonicity in obsessions, and differences between non-clinical and individuals with EDs in the presence of ego-dystonic thoughts and a fear of self. Ego-dystonicity (Ego-dystonicity Questionnaire (EDQ)) and feared self (Fear of Self Questionnaire (FSQ)) degrees were measured in a clinical sample (n = 57 with EDs) and a non-clinical sample (n = 45). EDQ and FSQ scores were highly correlated in both samples. EDQ scores were not significantly correlated to ED symptom severity with the exception of the EDQ Irrationality subscale, which was strongly related to compulsion severity. Participants with an ED had significantly higher EDQ and FSQ scores compared with controls.
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- Magali Purcell Lalonde
- Research Center, OCD Spectrum Study Center, Montreal Mental Health University Institute, Canada; University of Montreal, Canada
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Ahern C, Kyrios M, Moulding R. Self-Based Concepts and Obsessive-Compulsive Phenomena. Psychopathology 2015; 48:287-92. [PMID: 26368320 DOI: 10.1159/000437333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Using a cognitive framework, this paper examined self-perceptions as a vulnerability to phenomena in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Specifically, Guidano and Liotti's model of self-ambivalence (from 1983) and the notion of self-worth contingent upon moral standards were investigated as possible mechanisms to explain how individuals come to notice their unwanted intrusions. METHOD Using an analogue framework, participants were first-year undergraduate psychology students (95 females, mean age = 22.49 years, SD = 7.96, and 25 males, mean age = 21.64 years, SD = 7.26) who were administered a battery of self-report questionnaires. RESULTS Results indicated that self-ambivalence moderated the relationship between high moral standards and obsessive-compulsive (OC) phenomena; individuals who had high moral standards and high self-ambivalence showed increased OC vulnerability. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that ambivalence about moral self-worth may constitute a particular vulnerability to OC symptoms. Directions for future research are discussed and implications of the findings explored.
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- Claire Ahern
- Swinburne University of Technology, Deakin University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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Whitton AE, Henry JD, Grisham JR. Moral rigidity in obsessive-compulsive disorder: do abnormalities in inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility and disgust play a role? J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2014; 45:152-9. [PMID: 24161700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2013.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2013] [Revised: 08/20/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Abnormalities in cognitive control and disgust responding are well-documented in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and also interfere with flexible, outcome-driven utilitarian moral reasoning. The current study examined whether individuals with OCD differ from healthy and anxious individuals in their use of utilitarian moral reasoning, and whether abnormalities in inhibitory control, cognitive flexibility and disgust contribute to moral rigidity. METHODS Individuals with OCD (n = 23), non-OCD anxiety (n = 21) and healthy participants (n = 24) gave forced-choice responses to three types of moral dilemmas: benign, impersonal, personal. Scores on measures of cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control and trait disgust were also examined. RESULTS Individuals with OCD gave fewer utilitarian responses to impersonal moral dilemmas compared to healthy, but not anxious, individuals. Poorer cognitive flexibility was associated with fewer utilitarian responses to impersonal dilemmas in the OCD group. Furthermore, greater trait disgust was associated with increased utilitarian responding to personal dilemmas in the OCD group, but decreased utilitarian responding to impersonal dilemmas in the anxious group. LIMITATIONS Although we did not find an association between inhibitory control and moral reasoning, smaller associations may be evident in a larger sample. CONCLUSION These data indicate that individuals with OCD use more rigid moral reasoning in response to impersonal moral dilemmas compared to healthy individuals, and that this may be associated with reduced cognitive flexibility. Furthermore, these data suggest that trait disgust may exert opposing effects on moral reasoning in individuals with OCD compared to those with other forms of anxiety.
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- Alexis E Whitton
- School of Psychology, University of New South Wales, Kensington, NSW 2031, Australia.
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Priming moral self-ambivalence heightens deliberative behaviour in self-ambivalent individuals. Behav Cogn Psychother 2013; 42:682-92. [PMID: 24073879 DOI: 10.1017/s1352465813000507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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BACKGROUND Recent work on cognitive-behavioural models of obsessive-compulsive disorder has focused on the roles played by various aspects of self-perception. In particular, moral self-ambivalence has been found to be associated with obsessive-compulsive phenomena. AIMS In this study we used an experimental task to investigate whether artificially priming moral self-ambivalence would increase participants' deliberation on ethical problems, an index that might be analogous to obsessive-compulsive behaviour. METHOD Non-clinical participants completed two online tasks designed to prime either moral self-ambivalence, general uncertainty, or neither. All participants then completed a task requiring them to consider solutions to moral dilemmas. We recorded the time participants took to respond to the dilemmas and the length of their responses; we then combined these variables to create a measure of deliberation. RESULTS Priming moral self-ambivalence led to increases in deliberation, but this was only significant among those participants who scored highly on a baseline measure of moral self-ambivalence. Priming general uncertainty had no significant effect upon deliberation. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that moral self-ambivalence may play a role in the maintenance of obsessive-compulsive behaviour. We propose that individuals who are morally self-ambivalent might respond to situations in which this ambivalence is made salient by exhibiting behaviour with obsessive-compulsive characteristics. These findings have implications for the incorporation of ideas about self-concept into theories of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Doron G, Szepsenwol O, Elad-Strenger J, Hargil E, Bogoslavsky B. Entity Perceptions of Morality and Character are Associated with Obsessive Compulsive Phenomena. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2013. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2013.32.7.733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Abramovitch A, Doron G, Sar-El D, Altenburger E. Subtle Threats to Moral Self-Perceptions Trigger Obsessive–Compulsive Related Cognitions. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-013-9568-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Doron G, Sar-El D, Mikulincer M. Threats to moral self-perceptions trigger obsessive compulsive contamination-related behavioral tendencies. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 2012; 43:884-90. [PMID: 22306821 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2012.01.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2011] [Revised: 11/17/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Obsessive compulsive (OC) phenomena such as contamination fears may lead to significant impairment in daily functioning. In this research, we examined whether threat to moral self-perceptions can trigger contamination-related behavioral tendencies. METHOD Three experiments examined the influence of subtle priming of morality-related information on contamination-related behavioral tendencies. RESULTS Subtle suggestions of incompetence in the morality self-domain led to heightened OC-related behavioral tendencies. These effects were specific to self-relevant (versus other-relevant), negative (versus positive) information about the morality domain (versus a morality-irrelevant domain). Findings were not related to pre-existing variations in self-esteem, stress, anxiety, or depression, and were not explained by mood fluctuations. LIMITATIONS Our studies were conducted with non-clinical samples. CONCLUSIONS Self-sensitivities in the moral domain may be causally linked with contamination-related concerns. Treatments addressing such sensitivities may prove useful when treating obsessive compulsive phenomena.
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- Guy Doron
- School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, P.O.Box 167, Herzliya 46150, Israel.
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García-Soriano G, Belloch A. Exploring the role of obsessive-compulsive relevant self-worth contingencies in obsessive-compulsive disorder patients. Psychiatry Res 2012; 198:94-9. [PMID: 22386566 DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 11/16/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This article examines whether self-worth contingencies in the personal domains of cleanliness, morality, hoarding, certainty, accuracy, religion and respect for others have specific associations with obsessive symptoms and cognitions in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Fifty-seven patients with a primary diagnosis of OCD completed the Obsessional Concerns and Self Questionnaire (OCSQ), designed to assess the extent to which respondents consider OCD content domains relevant to their self-worth, along with a battery of other instruments. Results indicate that the OCSQ is more associated with OCD than with non-OCD anxiety symptoms, and that it is also associated with comorbid depressive symptoms in OCD patients. Moreover, the OCSQ-Order and Cleanliness and Hoarding dimensions are associated with their symptom counterparts (i.e., contamination, checking, order, hoarding and neutralizing). OCSQ domains were highly associated with dysfunctional beliefs about obsessions. However, only the OCSQ scores, but not the dysfunctional beliefs, predicted OCD symptoms. These results support cognitive conceptualizations implicating self-concept in OCD development, and they suggest the need to further analyze the influence of self-worth in OCD development and maintenance.
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- Gemma García-Soriano
- Departamento de Personalidad, Evaluación y Tratamientos Psicológicos, Facultad de Psicología, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
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Doron G, Moulding R, Nedeljkovic M, Kyrios M, Mikulincer M, Sar-El D. Adult attachment insecurities are associated with obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychol Psychother 2012; 85:163-78. [PMID: 22903908 DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8341.2011.02028.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most disabling and highly prevalent anxiety disorders (ADs). Current cognitive models of OCD implicate views about the self and world in the maintenance of the disorder. However, little research has focused on issues that may lead to vulnerability to such views. In particular, a person's attachment insecurities (attachment anxiety, avoidance) may be important risk factors increasing the likelihood of such non-adaptive perceptions (Doron & Kyrios, 2005). DESIGN Participants meeting criteria for OCD were compared with cohorts meeting criteria for other ADs and healthy controls on a range of measures including adult attachment, OC symptoms, cognitions, and mood. METHODS Diagnosis of the clinical groups was established using the Anxiety Disorders Interview Schedule for DSM-IV (Brown, Di Nardo, & Barlow, 1994). The clinical relevance of attachment insecurities was ascertained by comparing their prevalence in an OCD sample (N = 30), an ADs sample (N = 20), and a community sample (N = 32). RESULTS Attachment anxiety was significantly higher in individuals with OCD, even when controlling for depression. CONCLUSIONS Addressing attachment anxiety in individuals presenting with OCD may be important for enhancing therapeutic outcomes. However, findings are based on cross-sectional data that preclude conclusions relating to causal influence.
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- Guy Doron
- School of Psychology, Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) Herzliya, Israel.
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Kindermans HP, Goossens ME, Roelofs J, Huijnen IP, Verbunt JA, Morley S, Vlaeyen JW. A content analysis of ideal, ought, and feared selves in patients with chronic low back pain. Eur J Pain 2012; 14:648-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2009.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2009] [Revised: 09/28/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Kyrios M. Introduction to the Special Section: Cognitive-Behavioral and Neursscientific Approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Phenomena: Why the Need for an Interface? Int J Cogn Ther 2011. [DOI: 10.1521/ijct.2011.4.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Simonds LM, Demetre JD, Read C. Relationships between magical thinking, obsessive-compulsiveness and other forms of anxiety in a sample of non-clinical children. BRITISH JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 2010; 27:457-71. [DOI: 10.1348/026151008x345582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Distinguishing features of intrusive images in obsessive-compulsive disorder. J Anxiety Disord 2010; 24:816-22. [PMID: 20621439 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2010.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2009] [Revised: 05/25/2010] [Accepted: 06/03/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Intrusive imagery is considered to be an important feature in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether this imagery has distinctive features relative to other anxiety disorders. Twenty out of twenty-one (95%) individuals with OCD and twenty out of twenty-two (90%) anxious controls reported intrusive images. The groups were compared on the prevalence, number, frequency, characteristics and content of the images, together with associated beliefs, interpretations, and memories of earlier adverse events. Intrusive images in OCD were distinguished from those in other anxiety disorders by their greater frequency, more frequent adoption of a field perspective, and lesser degree of association with memories. Their content more often contained themes of 'unacceptable ideas of harm', and implied a 'dangerous self'. These findings have implications for the use of therapeutic interventions in OCD and suggest that imagery rescripting may have a useful role to play.
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Moulding R, Anglim J, Nedeljkovic M, Doron G, Kyrios M, Ayalon A. The Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ): examination in nonclinical samples and development of a short version. Assessment 2010; 18:357-74. [PMID: 20634421 DOI: 10.1177/1073191110376490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The study aimed to examine the factor structure of the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ), the most widely used measure of dysfunctional beliefs in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Multiple exploratory methods (exploratory factor analysis, cluster analysis by variable, multidimensional scaling) were used to examine the questionnaire. Confirmatory factor analyses were also performed in two large nonclinical samples from Australia (N = 1,234) and Israel ( N = 617). Our analyses suggested a four-factor solution with 38 items, where threat and responsibility formed separate dimensions (the "OBQ-TRIP"). This version had superior fit statistics across the two divergent confirmatory samples, when compared with four alternative models suggested by previous authors. Of the OBQ dimensions, the threat scale correlated most strongly with OCD symptom measures, even when controlling for depression. A short, 20-item version of the scale is offered for further study. Implications and limitations are discussed.
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- Richard Moulding
- Swin-PsyCHE Research Centre, Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia.
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O'Leary EM, Rucklidge JJ, Blampied N. Thought–action fusion and inflated responsibility beliefs in obsessive–compulsive disorder. CLIN PSYCHOL-UK 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/13284200903369557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Department of Psychology, University of Canterbury , Christchurch, New Zealand
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Mendes NA, Vandenberghe L. O relacionamento terapeuta-cliente no tratamento do transtorno obsessivo compulsivo. ESTUDOS DE PSICOLOGIA (CAMPINAS) 2009. [DOI: 10.1590/s0103-166x2009000400014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Este artigo levanta a possibilidade de intervenção no transtorno obsessivo compulsivo por meio da psicoterapia analítica funcional. Trata-se de uma psicoterapia comportamental que se diferencia de tratamentos comportamentais tradicionais, tais como treinamento em habilidades sociais ou dessensibilização, por ser pautada nas oportunidades de mudanças profundas obtidas dentro das limitações de um relacionamento interpessoal íntimo e intenso. O transtorno obsessivo compulsivo é um transtorno de ansiedade caraterizado pela presença de obsessões e compulsões recorrentes e severas que causam sofrimento e prejuízo objetivo. Mesmo que à primeira vista não pareça um transtorno de ordem interpessoal, pretende-se ilustrar como a psicoterapia analítica funcional pode contribuir para seu tratamento. Isto é feito pela discussão de momentos nas sessões de uma cliente de 47 anos portadora de transtorno obsessivo compulsivo persistente desde a adolescência. Verifica-se que oportunidades de aprendizagem ao vivo podem ser identificadas no relacionamento terapeuta-cliente, e que há indícios para o efeito terapêutico dos mesmos.
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Doron G, Moulding R, Kyrios M, Nedeljkovic M. Sensitivity of self-beliefs in obsessive compulsive disorder. Depress Anxiety 2009; 25:874-84. [PMID: 18033729 DOI: 10.1002/da.20369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Aspects of self-concept have been implicated in recent cognitive theories of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). It has been proposed that OCD is associated with perceptions of incompetence in self-domains considered important by the individual. A previous study in nonclinical individuals found that such "sensitivity of self" in the areas of job competence, morality and social acceptability was associated with elevated OCD symptoms and related beliefs. This study examined whether self-sensitivity is related to higher OCD symptoms and cognitions in individuals with OCD, and whether such self-sensitivity is specific to OCD versus other anxiety disorders. Clinical samples with OCD (N=30), other anxiety disorders (N=20) and a community control sample (N=32) participated in the study. It was found that in the OCD group, sensitivity in moral domains, but not job competence or social acceptability, was associated with higher levels of OCD symptoms and OCD-related beliefs. Sensitivity in the domains of morality and job competence was found in the OCD cohort, whereas individuals with other anxiety disorders did not show such sensitivity, suggesting some specificity of relationships to OCD. Implications for theory and therapy are discussed.
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- Guy Doron
- Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Believing that Intrusive Thoughts Can be Immoral Moderates the Relationship Between Obsessions and Compulsions for Shame-prone Individuals. COGNITIVE THERAPY AND RESEARCH 2008. [DOI: 10.1007/s10608-007-9179-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Bhar SS, Kyrios M. An investigation of self-ambivalence in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Behav Res Ther 2007; 45:1845-57. [PMID: 17408590 DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2006] [Revised: 02/09/2007] [Accepted: 02/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Individuals vulnerable to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are hypothesized to have ambivalence about their self-worth, morality and lovability [Guidano, V., & Liotti, G. (1983). Cognitive processes and emotional disorders. New York: Guildford Press]. The purpose of this study was to examine whether self-ambivalence was associated with OCD phenomena and beliefs relevant to OCD. It also examined whether patients with OCD had higher levels of self-ambivalence compared to non-clinical controls and patients with other anxiety disorders. Participants were 73 OCD patients, 50 patients with another anxiety disorder, 225 non-clinical undergraduate students and 43 non-clinical community controls. They completed measures of self-ambivalence, OCD phenomena, OCD-relevant beliefs, depression, anxiety and self-esteem. Self-ambivalence was significantly associated with OCD phenomena and OCD-relevant beliefs, after controlling for self-esteem, depression and anxiety. Further, OCD participants were significantly more ambivalent than the non-clinical groups, but did not differ from anxious controls. It was argued that these results provide a basis for extending the cognitive-behavioural model of OCD to include ambivalent self-perceptions as a component of the cognitive mechanisms relevant to the disorder.
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Teachman BA, Clerkin EM. Obsessional beliefs and the implicit and explicit morality of intrusive thoughts. Cogn Emot 2007. [DOI: 10.1080/02699930600985576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Doron G, Kyrios M, Moulding R. Sensitive domains of self-concept in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): further evidence for a multidimensional model of OCD. J Anxiety Disord 2007; 21:433-44. [PMID: 16815668 DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2006.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2006] [Revised: 05/19/2006] [Accepted: 05/23/2006] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aspects of self-concept have been implicated in recent empirical and theoretical investigations of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This article extends previous theory and research by investigating the proposal that specific self-structures may be linked with OCD [e.g., Doron, G., & Kyrios, M. (2005). Obsessive-compulsive disorder: a review of possible specific internal representations within a broader cognitive theory. Clinical Psychology Review, 25, 415-432]. In particular, it was hypothesized that individuals who value the domains of morality, job and scholastic competence, and social acceptability, but who feel incompetent in these domains (i.e., "sensitive" domains of self), would hold a greater level of OC-related beliefs and display more OC-symptoms. The study was performed in 198 non-clinical participants, using a multidimensional measure of self-concept. As predicted, it was found that sensitivity in the four domains was related to higher levels of OC-related beliefs. Sensitivity in the domains of morality, job competence and social acceptability also related to higher levels of OC-symptoms. Further, these findings were generally maintained when controlling for global self-worth. Based on these results, it is argued that sensitivity of self-concept may be associated with OC cognitions and phenomena. Implications for theory and treatment are discussed.
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- Guy Doron
- Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Vic. 3010, Australia.
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