cog exp: ocd

Question 1

3 ways cognitive theory can explain OCD

Answer 1

false beliefs,memory probelsm,hypervigilance

Question 2

false beleifs

Answer 2

misinterpret their thoughts due to false beliefs
see them as catastrophic - continue to be distressed and have rituals
overstimulated likelihood of danger and should be perefect mistakes are bad

Question 3

memory probelms

Answer 3

sher et al poor memories for actions eg turning light off and trivedi low confidence in memory ability

Question 4

hypervigilance

Answer 4

Williams et al attentional bias- overly sensitive to threats eg feel anxious to threats and scan rooms

Question 5

strengths of congnitive explanation

Answer 5

evidence eg sher and triviedi , and woods meta analysis worse memories, therapy based on cognitive exp has been sucessful eg van balkom effective as drug treatment
accounts for indiividual differences

Question 6

weakness of cognitive explanation

Answer 6

doesnt show faulty cognitns are the cause of OCD only a symptom so underlying cause may be another thing
reductionist ignores bio role and learning dev of faulty cognitions