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Cognitive explanation for OCD - Coggle Diagram
Cognitive
explanation
for OCD
False Beliefs
intrusive thoughts
are interpreted as
catastrophic
practice avoidance/
ritual behaviours to neutralise
the feelings that arise from
their thoughts
e.g
=exaggerated responsibility
=having a thought increases
the chances it’ll come true
=overestimate likelihood of
danger
Memory Problems
Sher et al
=people with OCD
had poor memories
for their actions
Woods et al
=meta analysis
that found people with
OCD has slightly worse
memories for recalling
stimuli
Hypervigilance
in
attentional bias
=over-sensitive
to threat
rapid eye movements
to scan the
environment
feel anxiety
threats that are
perceived become
the basis of their
obsessions
relieved by compulsions
Williams et al
Rachman
=case study of female
patient with a fear of
disease
=catastrophic
thoughts about
the probability of harm
=was hyper-vigilant in public
Evaluation
backed by
supporting evidence
=sher et al
=credibility
Therapy based
on explanations
=successful
=Van Balkom
found it was as
effective as drug
treatment
=proves OCD
isn’t purely
biological
individual
differences
=adapt to
individual’s
unique symptoms
does not prove
cause and effect
=faulty cognitions
is only a symptom not
cause
reductionist
=ignores biology
=ignores role of
learning in dev
of faulty cognitions