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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"obsessive-compulsive symptoms"”.
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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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Forgiveness Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Locus of Control in a College Sample.
… with reduced anxiety in several studies, and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder, the potential association between forgiveness and obsessive-compulsiveness has been generally unexplored. The current study examined the association between three dimensions of forgiveness and …
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The Relationship between Mindfulness and Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms in a Community Sample
Background Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a complex, heterogeneous condition which can result in many psychological, behavioural and emotional difficulties, negatively impacting on quality of life. Current recommended treatments are not well tolerated and/or have limited success, for some …
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An experimental study examining the relationship between parenting behaviours, responsibility beliefs and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in nonclinical children and their mothers
Inflated responsibility (Salkovskis, 1985) is proposed as a central concept in understanding the development and maintenance of OCD. Salkovskis et al. (1999) proposed that inflated responsibility develops during childhood and parenting behaviours assume a significant role in the development of this …
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School-Based Services for Children with Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
… with PANS demonstrate severe, rapid-onset obsessive-compulsive symptoms in addition to a variety of other psychiatric disturbances. Symptoms are known to significantly a child’s educational experience. Despite this, little is known about the educational impacts related to the disorder or …
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Do punitive ostracism experiences add to our understanding of obsessive compulsive beliefs and their relationship to obsessive compulsive symptoms?: an exploratory study and pilot of a new measure
… hypothesised to contribute to the variance of obsessive beliefs factors and to explain some of the relationship between obsessive beliefs and obsessive compulsive symptoms in a non-clinical sample. Evidence that is supportive of this hypothesis is presented. Conclusions are drawn and …
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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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Is There a Connection Between Object Relations (as described by Klein), Problems with Sexual Intimacy and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
… of structured interviews identified levels of obsessive compulsive symptoms and sexual perception categorized as sexual esteem, sexual depression and sexual pre-occupation. Qualitative data was collected from a single case study and provided contextual information including unconscious …
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Neuropsychological and biological mechanisms of checking in OCD and clozapine induced Schizo-OCS
… 1 reviewed several possible explanations of compulsive behaviour as manifested especially in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and schizophrenia, following treatment with the second generation antipsychotic medication clozapine. Particular focus is placed on compulsive checking behaviours …
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Investigation of attentional bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a prevalent mental health difficulty that has a substantive negative impact on quality of life. The leading psychological treatment, Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), is highly effective but has high rates of treatment refusal and dropout resulting in a …
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Associations between Mindfulness and Symptoms of Anxiety.
… the associations between mindfulness and symptoms of anxiety. The participants in this study were 183 undergraduate students at a regional university in the southeastern United States. The general hypothesis was that higher levels of mindfulness would be associated with lower levels of …