cognative explination of OCD

Question 1

what are the assumptions of the cognitive approach

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that learning/memory is like a computer
input - process - output

Question 2

what comes first

Answer 2

input

Question 3

what does this lead to

Answer 3

process

Question 4

what comes ou

Answer 4

output

Question 5

apply this flow chart to the cognative explination of OCD

Answer 5

nature- nurture- behaviour

Question 6

what happens during processing for OCD

Answer 6

obsessions and compulsions are due to cognition which is maladaptive

Question 7

during processing what forms this output of obsessions and compulsions

Answer 7

maladaptive cognition

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what behaviour is then exhibited

Answer 8

compulsions

Question 9

what is argued

Answer 9

it is argued that faulty information processing stems from an …..

Question 10

what are the three things faulty information processing can stem from

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inflated sense of self
external factors
hypervigilance

Question 11

who theorise an inflated sense of self

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salkovskis

Question 12

what does inflated sense of self argue

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suggests that OCD arises from having an inflated idea of ones own responsibility

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what does this make intrusions

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more frequent and distressing

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what do their negative thoughts cause

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distress

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why do they cause distress

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they think something bad is going to happen associating these negative thoughts with anxiety

Question 16

what then arises in an attempt to neutralise this anxiety

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compulsions arise in attempt to neutralise this anxiety

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what do individuals with an inflated sense of self do

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over estimate the importance of their actions and belifes

Question 18

what does this lead to

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self blame if something doesn’t occur

Question 19

give an example of an inflated sense of self-belief

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if someone believes they are responsible for their families safety leading to the compulsion of checking

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what is anouther element of the cognative explination

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external factors

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what does external factors argue

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that faulty info processing stems from experiences within life

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what kind of perception

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perception of thought

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what does this perception of thought do

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trigger emotional response

Question 24

what does this emotional response trigger

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behaviour

Question 25

what does pace et al suggest in relation to cognitive explanation

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suggested that critism from others perceived as negative judgement leads to vulnerability that contribute to development of OCD

Question 26

give an example for the external factors explination

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if someone is criticized for being dirty they may gain an obsession with contamination

Question 27

what is the other cognative explination of OCD

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hypervigilance

Question 28

who suggests/supports hypervigilance

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williams et al

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what does williams et al suggest

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OCD sufferes have cognative vunrability to anxiety meaning a person shows hypervigilance when entering a new enviroment

Question 30

what does this hypervigilance look like when OCD sufferer enters a new enviroment

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constantly scanning threats to enviroment and have attentional bias to potential threat forming the basis of their obsession.

Question 31

give an example of hypervigilance

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is some one with OCD had an obsession with contamination enters the room they will scan the surface for a spec of dust