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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"intrusive thoughts"”.
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Impact of Religiosity on Coping with Intrusive Thoughts
Intrusive thoughts are unwanted, distressing thoughts that are experienced by the majority of individuals, and are one of the key features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It is theorized that maladaptive beliefs about intrusive thoughts, such as thoughtaction fusion (TAF) beliefs, as well …
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Maladaptive appraisals and intrusive thoughts associated with obsessive compulsive disorder: A semiidiographic approach.
… strategies used to appraise obsessive thoughts employed by individuals with different anxiety symptoms. Two hundred eighty-seven undergraduate students completed two repertory grids and three anxiety scales. The repertory grids respectively examined the appraisal process of intrusive …
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Examining the moderating effects of subclinical religous intrusive thoughts on religion centrality and self-compassion among Christian women
… Additionally, subclinical unwanted religious intrusive thoughts, a common factor noted within Christian women, might impact self- compassion rates in Christian women. Yet there is a dearth of research exploring subclinical religious intrusive thoughts and their impact on individuals. The …
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Intrusive thoughts, crisis support and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorders in adolescents involved in road traffic accidents
… of PTSD. Rachman's theory suggests that intrusive phenomena are indicative of emotional processing. His theory accounts for both everyday and trauma related intrusive phenomena and suggests that the same mechanisms are employed in both everyday and traumatic processing. This study …
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Suppressing What Hurts: The Role of Prefrontal-Thalamic Pathways in Inhibitory Control of Intrusive Thoughts and Conditioned Fear
… enable them to control the retrieval of unwanted thoughts. Such inhibitory control becomes extremely important when an individual is confronted with unwanted thoughts and intrusive memories. Prior research has implicated prefrontal-hippocampal interactions mediating suppression in humans; however, …
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Expressive writing intervention among newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients: Effectiveness on distress and intrusive thoughts and social constraints as a moderator
… distress (e.g., depression and anxiety) and intrusive thoughts, although distress varies between individuals. The aim of this randomized control study was to determine whether expressive writing intervention (EWI) would decrease general distress and intrusive thoughts about cancer. In …
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The application of the Pre-operative Intrusive Thoughts Inventory (Crockett et al. 2007) in an elective hernia repair surgery population & clinical research portfolio
… been developed and include the Pre-operative Intrusive Thoughts Inventory (PITI). The aim of the present study is to evaluate the application of the PITI in a mid- to older-adult population awaiting elective hernia repair. A cross-sectional design was employed to examine whether anxiety, …
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The long term psychological consequences of war experiences
… correlating more strongly with war-related intrusive thoughts and avoidance than with actual combat experiences. A subgroup of 25 veterans were selected for depth interview. The results of these interviews supported the finding that many veterans have war-related problems, and that they …
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A qualitative analysis of post-traumatic stress disorder experiences at the Slater Coal Mining industry
… disorder was represented by symptoms such as intrusive thoughts, avoidant behaviours and terror. Further, causes of mining accidents and accident management measures were the findings. Different work conditions were implicated in the study as contributing to trauma in the mines in addition to …
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Cognitive, Clinical, and Biomarker Correlates of Insight in Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder: preliminary results of a cross-sectional study
… 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 the associations among insight, …
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The Impact of Mood-State and Emotion Regulation on Negative Appraisal and Neutralising Motivations in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
… to distress-provoking, negative appraisals of intrusive thoughts (ITs), subsequently promoting compulsive neutralising behaviour. Increased awareness of the processes, conditions and contexts under which OCD-relevant beliefs and appraisals may operate differentially is important in moving …
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The Impact of Mood-State and Emotion Regulation on Negative Appraisal and Neutralising Motivations in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
… to distress-provoking, negative appraisals of intrusive thoughts (ITs), subsequently promoting compulsive neutralising behaviour. Increased awareness of the processes, conditions and contexts under which OCD-relevant beliefs and appraisals may operate differentially is important in moving …
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Psychological distress and cognitive coping processes in parents of infants with Down syndrome.
… multivariate analysis of variance indicated that intrusive thoughts and depression were significantly greater in the study group than in the control group consistent with the hypothesis of greater psychological distress in the study group. However comparison with available normative samples …
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Intrusive cognitions, anxiety and cancer
… symptoms associated with PTSD such as intrusive cognitions may be critical in understanding psychological distress in cancer patients. Research has found that cancer patients experience negative intrusive thoughts, which are associated with marked distress. However, studies have rarely …
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Emotional trauma and children’s executive functioning : is there a connection?
… are often affected. It has been proposed that intrusive thoughts occurring immediately after the trauma event may modify the neural network function, setting the stage for neurobiological dysregulation. One of the most common neural anatomic areas of concern following trauma is the prefrontal …
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The Effect of Mindfulness on Adolescent Self-compassion, Self-regulation, and Stress: Exploring the Association Between Individual Factors and Markers of Well-being
… in physiological arousal, emotional arousal, intrusive thoughts, or long-term self-regulation. Adolescent females experienced greater increases in their self-compassion in comparison to adolescent males. Ninth grade students experienced greater increases in their self-regulation and greater …
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An evaluation of a new cognitive-behavioral technique for the treatment of insomnia in older adults
… Audiobook, aimed directly at disrupting the intrusive thoughts that may interfere with sleep. Forty-one older adults (mean age = 67) with sleep onset and maintenance problems were assigned to one of three intervention conditions: Countercontrol-Plus Audiobook, Countercontrol-Plus Relaxation, …
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The Acute GABAergic Effects of Mindfulness Meditation in the Motor Cortex of University Students
… with self-reports of negative automatic thoughts (r = -0.303, p = 0.008, n = 63). Discussion: Findings indicated improved cortical inhibition in minimally experienced MM practitioners after 40 minutes of meditation and that experience plays a role in the effectiveness of a single guided …
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Intrapersonal Grief as a Clinical Entity Distinct from Depression: Does It Exist Among a Medically Ill Parkinson's Disease Population?
… and physical health outcomes (i.e. self-esteem, intrusive thoughts and avoidant behavior, global well-being, sleep quality, state anxiety, activities of daily living, and number/severity of co-morbid illnesses).Two hundred and ten Parkinson's disease and Essential Tremor patients recruited from a …
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Feasibility Study among Military Personnel with Traumatic Amputation during Military Combat or Training
… and level of PTSD symptoms (e.g., degree of intrusive thoughts, intentional avoidance, hyperarousal). 2) To describe relevant personal, environmental, and disability factors in adult military personnel, specifically personal factors (e.g., age, gender, ethnicity); environmental factors (e.g., …
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