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Showing 1 to 20 of 64 for “"Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)"”.
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Exploring the Role of Implicit Cognition in the Context of Disgust in Individuals With and Without a Diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
… relational responding that is relevant to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). A total of ten studies were conducted with both clinical and non-clinical adult participants (N = 344). Specifically, the research began with the assessment of relating behaviour pertaining to disgust propensity …
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Handwashing and beyond: An autoethnographic account of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and stigma management
<p>Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a stigmatized condition that affects the communicative process. Using Meisenbach’s theory of stigma management communication (SMC), this project demonstrates coping strategies for stigma related to OCD. Research is self-reported in autoethnographic form, …
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How can autobiographical theatre aid in the de-stigmatisation of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects an estimated 1.2% of the UK.1 However, this estimate could be hugely inaccurate due to the lack of education young people and adults receive about the symptoms of the mental disorder, resulting in harmful ill-informed stigmas and embarrassment surrounding …
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Descriptive Experience Sampling of individuals with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder
… of three individuals with symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and one non-OCD-symptom participant. Participants were provided with a random-interval generator (beeper) and were asked to "freeze" the aspects of their inner experience at the moment of the beep and record this …
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Evaluating Knowledge of a Function-based Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment for Obsessive Compulsive Behaviour in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have restricted and repetitive behaviours (RRBs) which may be similar to obsessions and compulsions in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). These behaviours can be intrusive and interfere in the lives of the child and their family. Preliminary studies …
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The role of family accommodation in pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders : a preliminary evaluation of psychometric properties of the Icelandic translation of FAS, FASA, and FASA-CR
… factor in the maintenance of pediatric anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Icelandic translations of the Family Accommodation Scale (FAS), the Family Accommodation Scale–Anxiety (FASA), and the Family …
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The Redemptive Function of Theological Anthropology for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Biblical Counseling
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychological category that aims to describe the condition of a person who regularly experiences unwanted, intense, and distressing ruminations or obsessions that are temporarily alleviated but reinforced by compulsive responses. All counseling approaches to …
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Danger appraisals as prospective predictors of disgust and avoidance
… of contamination fears associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Few studies to date have aimed to establish causality or temporal precedence for cognitions predicting OCD-relevant distress and avoidance. The current study used a prospective design to assess threat appraisals, …
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Cognitive, Clinical, and Biomarker Correlates of Insight in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: preliminary results of a cross-sectional study
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disabling psychiatric condition characterized by intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Increasing evidence suggests that its clinical heterogeneity reflects dysfunctions across cognitive, neurobiological, and neuroplastic domains. This study examined …
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Imagery and Contamination Aversion
<p>Contamination-based obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is the most common form of OCD. Recent research indicates that the emotion of disgust may play a primary role in the etiology and maintenance in contamination-based OCD (CB-OCD). However, little is known about the effects of disgust on …
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Disgust propensity, fear of contamination and underlying dimensions of obsessive-compulsive symptoms
… the proposed underlying motivational factors of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), in the relationship between disgust and fear of contamination. In total, 170 undergratuate students at the University of Iceland answered questionnaires and data from 148 participants was analysed using linear …
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Correlates of posttraumatic growth following a myocardial infarction: a systematic review
… the idiographic nature and personal meaning that OCD and religiosity present. Ten detailed interviews were conducted with individuals diagnosed as having OCD who also identified as being religious (Christian). The interviews were analysed using an interpretative phenomenological analytical …
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Effects of Dextromethorphan on Neurite Outgrowth and Marble Burying Behavior
<p>Compulsive disorders, such as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), are often treated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). SSRIs typically express many pharmacological effects through inhibiting serotonin (5-HT) transporters; however, due to delayed and inadequate treatment …
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School Psychologists’ Training and Knowledge of Tourette Syndrome
… of tic related issues, as well as comorbid disorders such as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Schools typically are where students spend many hours of their day, and where those who are knowledgeable about Tourette’s can identify and …
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The Pathways to Inflated Responsibility Beliefs Scale: A Psychometric Analysis
… to responsibility beliefs in individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD; Salkovskis et al., 1999). The primary aim of this study was to examine the factor structure, reliability, and validity of the measure in a diverse sample as well as to compare the properties of the scale across …
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Neuropsychological Comparisons Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Subtype And Body Dysmorphic Disorder Symptomatology
<p>Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are often severe and disabling psychiatric conditions. Although BDD is currently regarded as a somatoform disorder in the DSM-IV, it has been suggested that it would be better classified as being part of an …
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Using fuction-based CBT with parent involvement to treat OCD in two school-age children with high-functioning autism
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) involves excessive worry coupled with engaging in rituals that are believed to help alleviate the worry. Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PODs) are characterized by impairments in social interaction, communication, and the presence of repetitive and/or …
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(Un)Cleanliness: Reclamation of Body and Site
… of the building is a rehabilitation center for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) patients (who stereotypically have an obsession with order and cleanliness). Both the patients and the site are going through the process of healing, but they are doing so in ways that juxtapose each other: while …
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DISASTER SALSA
… the mother of a child who struggles with mental disorder. Our oldest son has had Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) all his life; at the age of 11 he was struck with a baseball bat, which resulted in a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).</p> <p>Services that address, diagnose, and treat mental …
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An ecological momentary assessment of retrospective memory accuracy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder
… have not studied individuals diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). This is troubling given findings from laboratory studies that OCD patients may have deficits in episodic memory (Muller & Roberts, 2005). This study investigated memory accuracy in OCD patients using an …
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