Fear of guilt from behaving irresponsibly in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Effectiveness of Cognitive Analytic Therapy on Reducing Guilt Fleeing and Doubt in People with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Introduction: Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a chronic anxiety disorder that characterized by excessive preoccupation about orderliness and minor disputes and doubts. The current study aimed to survey the effectiveness of cognitive analytic therapy on reducing guilt fleeing and doubt in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Methods and Materials: For this purpose, among the people with ...

The role of responsibility and fear of guilt in hypothesis-testing.

Recent theories argue that both perceived responsibility and fear of guilt increase obsessive-like behaviours. We propose that hypothesis-testing might account for this effect. Both perceived responsibility and fear of guilt would influence subjects' hypothesis-testing, by inducing a prudential style. This style implies focusing on and confirming the worst hypothesis, and reiterating the testin...

P23: The Investigation of the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Severity Based on Self-Focused Attention Styles and Sense of Guilt in Students

Several studies suggest that obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is common among college students. Therefore, identification of factors contributing to the symptoms of this disorder is considered one of the most important issues in the field of education. The purpose of this study is to predict the severity of OCD based on self-focused attention styles and sense of guilt in students. Sample gro...

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Abstract Objectives: The present study was designed to examine the bias toward signs related to guilt feeling in the course of information processing in obsessive-compulsive patients. Method: Within the framework of a quasi-experimental design, 20 obsessive-compulsive patients through a Stroop Test were compared with 20 depressed and 20 normal subjects. Findings: The findings of the study demon...

Fear of Guilt in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Brenda Chiang A thesis presented to the University of Waterloo in fulfillment of the thesis requirement for the degree of Master of Arts