The Impact of Mood-State and Emotion Regulation on Negative Appraisal and Neutralising Motivations in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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description: Cognitive appraisal models propose that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) develops as a consequence of dysfunctional beliefs which give rise 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 forward our understanding of the disorder and its treatment. Teasdale’s (1983) associative networks model of cognition implies that mood may represent a condition under which different types of dysfunctional beliefs and negative appraisals of intrusive thoughts vary in their salience and function. The current research comprised two empirical studies and one clinical case series analysis designed to investigate the impact of mood-state and emotion regulation skills on negative appraisal and neutralising activity in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Study 1 examined the impact of induced anxious, dysphoric and neutral mood-states on negative appraisals and neutralising motivations in response to an induced obsession-like thought. This analogue study utilised a non-clinical sample (N=120) and employed an obsession-like thought provocation protocol to generate an obsession-like experience. Results revealed mood-state-dependent patterns in participants’ appraisals of the obsession-like thought and their neutralising motivations. These findings suggest that the prominence of particular types of dysfunctional appraisals is differentially affected by specific mood-states, and that mood-state-dependent appraisal patterns appear to subsequently exert unique influences on individuals’ motivations for engaging in neutralising behaviour. The primary implication of these findings is that enhanced capacity to manage or regulate negative affect may attenuate the impact of mood-state on negative appraisal and neutralising activity in obsessive-compulsive disord…
abstract: Cognitive appraisal models propose that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) develops as a consequence of dysfunctional beliefs which give rise 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 forward our understanding of the disorder and its treatment. Teasdale’s (1983) associative networks model of cognition implies that mood may represent a condition under which different types of dysfunctional beliefs and negative appraisals of intrusive thoughts vary in their salience and function. The current research comprised two empirical studies and one clinical case series analysis designed to investigate the impact of mood-state and emotion regulation skills on negative appraisal and neutralising activity in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Study 1 examined the impact of induced anxious, dysphoric and neutral mood-states on negative appraisals and neutralising motivations in response to an induced obsession-like thought. This analogue study utilised a non-clinical sample (N=120) and employed an obsession-like thought provocation protocol to generate an obsession-like experience. Results revealed mood-state-dependent patterns in participants’ appraisals of the obsession-like thought and their neutralising motivations. These findings suggest that the prominence of particular types of dysfunctional appraisals is differentially affected by specific mood-states, and that mood-state-dependent appraisal patterns appear to subsequently exert unique influences on individuals’ motivations for engaging in neutralising behaviour. The primary implication of these findings is that enhanced capacity to manage or regulate negative affect may attenuate the impact of mood-state on negative appraisal and neutralising activity in obsessive-compulsive disord…
author: Nicholls, Andrew James
language: en
keywords: obsessions, compulsions, obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD, cognitive behavioural conceptualisation, cognitive behavioral conceptualization, cognitive affective behavioural conceptualisation, cognitive affective behavioral conceptualization, mood-state, mood state, emotion regulation, emotion regulation skills training, negative appraisal, neutralising motivations, neutralizing motivations, cognitive behaviour therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, exposure with response prevention, mood induction, obsession-like thought provocation, multiple baseline case series analysis, experimental design
date published: 2016
date modified: 2026-07-24T00:55:02Z
provider: Australian National University
publisher: Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
type: WebPage
source organization: Australian National University

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