cognative explination of OCD Flashcards
what are the assumptions of the cognitive approach
that learning/memory is like a computer
input - process - output
what comes first
input
what does this lead to
process
what comes ou
output
apply this flow chart to the cognative explination of OCD
nature- nurture- behaviour
what happens during processing for OCD
obsessions and compulsions are due to cognition which is maladaptive
during processing what forms this output of obsessions and compulsions
maladaptive cognition
what behaviour is then exhibited
compulsions
what is argued
it is argued that faulty information processing stems from an …..
what are the three things faulty information processing can stem from
inflated sense of self
external factors
hypervigilance
who theorise an inflated sense of self
salkovskis
what does inflated sense of self argue
suggests that OCD arises from having an inflated idea of ones own responsibility
what does this make intrusions
more frequent and distressing
what do their negative thoughts cause
distress
why do they cause distress
they think something bad is going to happen associating these negative thoughts with anxiety
what then arises in an attempt to neutralise this anxiety
compulsions arise in attempt to neutralise this anxiety
what do individuals with an inflated sense of self do
over estimate the importance of their actions and belifes
what does this lead to
self blame if something doesn’t occur
give an example of an inflated sense of self-belief
if someone believes they are responsible for their families safety leading to the compulsion of checking
what is anouther element of the cognative explination
external factors
what does external factors argue
that faulty info processing stems from experiences within life
what kind of perception
perception of thought
what does this perception of thought do
trigger emotional response
what does this emotional response trigger
behaviour
what does pace et al suggest in relation to cognitive explanation
suggested that critism from others perceived as negative judgement leads to vulnerability that contribute to development of OCD
give an example for the external factors explination
if someone is criticized for being dirty they may gain an obsession with contamination
what is the other cognative explination of OCD
hypervigilance
who suggests/supports hypervigilance
williams et al
what does williams et al suggest
OCD sufferes have cognative vunrability to anxiety meaning a person shows hypervigilance when entering a new enviroment
what does this hypervigilance look like when OCD sufferer enters a new enviroment
constantly scanning threats to enviroment and have attentional bias to potential threat forming the basis of their obsession.
give an example of hypervigilance
is some one with OCD had an obsession with contamination enters the room they will scan the surface for a spec of dust
