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Préface to Pensieri brutti e cattivi Flashcards

1
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What are the two main categories of obsessive thoughts?

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clean/perfect vs bad/evil

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What are examples of “neutral” obsessive thoughts?

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fear of dirt, obsession with order, perfection and symmetry or pathological doubt

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What are “bad thoughts” also known as?

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negative intrusive thoughts

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What are negative intrusive thoughts?

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involuntary and unwanted thoughts, impulses, and images that go against a person’s values, personality, and ethics

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What is the distinct characteristic of bad thoughts?

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they go against what a person desires or loves

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What is a fear related to harming family members?

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fear of killing them

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What is the fear of committing an impulsive action on oneself or others?

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fear of accidentally committing suicide by jumping off a high place or causing a car accident with loved ones or strangers

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What is the main theme of the text?

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Obsessive and disturbing thoughts

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What are some examples of obsessive thoughts?

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Doubt about hitting pedestrians or animals with a car

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10
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What is the main characteristic of these obsessions?

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Fear

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What is the second characteristic of these obsessions?

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Feelings of guilt

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What is the common diagnosis for those who suffer from “bad and ugly” thoughts?

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

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What are some possible hidden rituals associated with bad or negative thoughts?

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Mentally repeating a reassuring “mantra” to oneself or trying to forcibly eject a thought that has taken hold

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What is it like to deal with obsessive thoughts with a violent or immoral sexual nature?

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Like being trapped in a continuous cycle of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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How does an obsessive person feel as though they are under siege?

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Assailed by their own thoughts

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16
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What is the term for something that is felt to be contrary or different from one’s sense of identity or values?

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Egodystonic

17
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What is the Latin root meaning of the term “obsess

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to besiege (essere assediato)

18
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How are egodystonic thoughts often experienced?

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Unfamiliar and alien, not part of the self

19
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What is the main issue with having bad or negative thoughts?

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They can be obsessive and difficult to control

20
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What is the modern torture that can be likened to having obsessive thoughts?

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Being trapped in a continuous cycle of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

21
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Can egodystonic thoughts be visible from the outside?

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No, they are often internal compulsions

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