Diary Records of Thought Suppression by Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

2006 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Purdon ◽  
Karen Rowa ◽  
Martin M. Antony
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

scholarly journals Thought-action fusion and thought suppression in obsessive-compulsive disorder

2001 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 757-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Rassin ◽  
Philip Diepstraten ◽  
Harald Merckelbach ◽  
Peter Muris
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Thought Action Fusion

scholarly journals Learning the Futility of the Thought Suppression Enterprise in Normal Experience and in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

2009 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sadia Najmi ◽  
Hannah Reese ◽  
Sabine Wilhelm ◽  
Jeanne Fama ◽  
Celeste Beck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Clinical Population ◽  
Obsessive Beliefs ◽  
Behavioral Experiments ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Control Of Thoughts

Background: The belief that we can control our thoughts is not inevitably adaptive, particularly when it fuels mental control activities that have ironic unintended consequences. The conviction that the mind can and should be controlled can prompt people to suppress unwanted thoughts, and so can set the stage for the intrusive return of those very thoughts. An important question is whether or not these beliefs about the control of thoughts can be reduced experimentally. One possibility is that behavioral experiments aimed at revealing the ironic return of suppressed thoughts might create a lesson that could reduce unrealistic beliefs about the control of thoughts. Aims: The present research assessed the influence of the thought suppression demonstration on beliefs about the control of thoughts in a non-clinical sample, and among individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Method: In Study 1, we assessed the effect of the thought suppression demonstration on beliefs about the control of thoughts among low and high obsessive individuals in the non-clinical population (N = 62). In Study 2, we conducted a similar study with individuals with OCD (N = 29). Results: Results suggest that high obsessive individuals in the non-clinical population are able to learn the futility of suppression through the thought suppression demonstration and to alter their faulty beliefs about the control of thoughts; however, for individuals with OCD, the demonstration may be insufficient for altering underlying beliefs. Conclusions: For individuals with OCD, the connection between suppressing a neutral thought in the suppression demonstration and suppressing a personally relevant obsession may need to be stated explicitly in order to affect their obsessive beliefs.

Thought suppression in obsessive-compulsive disorder

2002 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 1255-1274 ◽  
Author(s):  
David F Tolin ◽  
Jonathon S Abramowitz ◽  
Amy Przeworski ◽  
Edna B Foa
Keyword(s):  
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Compulsive Disorder

Why Can’t I Stop Thinking About It?

2015 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique C. Pfaltz ◽  
Beatrice Mörstedt ◽  
Andrea H. Meyer ◽  
Frank H. Wilhelm ◽  
Joe Kossowsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thought Suppression ◽  
Positive Association ◽  
Repetitive Behaviors ◽  
Thought Processes ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Vulnerability Factor ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Order Factor ◽  
Maladaptive Thought ◽  
Severe Anxiety

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe anxiety disorder characterized by frequent obsessive thoughts and repetitive behaviors. Neuroticism is a vulnerability factor for OCD, yet the mechanisms by which this general vulnerability factor affects the development of OCD-related symptoms are unknown. The present study assessed a hierarchical model of the development of obsessive thoughts that includes neuroticism as a general, higher-order factor, and specific, potentially maladaptive thought processes (thought suppression, worry, and brooding) as second-order factors manifesting in the tendency toward obsessing. A total of 238 participants completed questionnaires assessing the examined constructs. The results of mediator analyses demonstrated the hypothesized relationships: A positive association between neuroticism and obsessing was mediated by thought suppression, worry, and brooding. Independent of the participant’s sex, all three mediators contributed equally and substantially to the association between neuroticism and obsessing. These findings extend earlier research on hierarchical models of anxiety and provide a basis for further refinement of models of the development of obsessive thoughts.

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