Effects of neutralizing on intrusive thoughts: an experiment investigating the etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder
| Autor: | Ann Gledhill, Anne Jeavons, David Westbrook, Julia Davis, Paul M. Salkovskis |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Adolescent medicine.medical_treatment Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Context (language use) law.invention Arousal Thinking Randomized controlled trial law Obsessive compulsive medicine Humans Attention Psychiatry Defense Mechanisms Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Middle Aged medicine.disease Cognitive behavioral therapy Intrusive thought Psychiatry and Mental health Clinical Psychology Treatment Outcome Etiology Female medicine.symptom Psychology Anxiety disorder Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Behaviour research and therapy. 35(3) |
| ISSN: | 0005-7967 |
| Popis: | A large sample of non-clinical subjects were screened and those who reported experiencing relatively frequent intrusive thoughts with associated neutralizing were selected. These subjects were randomly allocated to one of two conditions: both groups listened to repeated recorded presentations of one of their intrusive thoughts and were then required either to (a) neutralize it, or (b) distract themselves for a similar period. Ratings of discomfort were taken during this procedure (first phase), and during identical presentations of the same thought without neutralizing or distracting (second phase). Results showed that the group who neutralized during the first phase experienced significantly more discomfort during the second phase and significantly stronger urges to neutralize and distract. There was also evidence that engaging in neutralizing responses during the first phase made it difficult to stop neutralizing during the second phase. The results are considered in the context of the cognitive-behavioural hypothesis that obsessional disorders develop as a consequence of neutralizing normal intrusive thoughts. |
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