Intrusive thoughts

Question 1

Intrusive thoughts

Answer 1

Conscious, involuntary and unwanted thoughts was first explanation.

Now; Interruptive, salient, experienced mental events. this inlcudes positive intrusions but emphasizes on interuption.

the situation decides if it’s intrusive or not.

Question 2

Typical content of intrusions

Answer 2

Past and future emotional events

Unsolved problems/tasks (tip of the tongue)

Uncertain events (obsessive compulsive)

Frequent stimuli (song stuck in head)

Question 3

Images

Answer 3

Representations and the sensory information without direct external stimuli. Strong link to emotions. Think of the ratattoui moment

Question 4

Associated cues

Answer 4

Thoughts seem to come from nowhere, but often triggered;

external cues: sight, sound smell etc
Internal cues’ mood, physiology

Probability of intrusions increases with diminished cognitive control, like lack of sleep