The security motivation system according to Woody and Szechtman and its application to OCD: A critique and alternative

► Criticized are some of the core assumptions of the model. ► A brainstem dysfunction in the termination problems in OCD is denied. ► The idea of scarcity of clues to potential danger is partly preserved. ► Its role in the termination problems should be seen as more indirect. ► An alternative model along these lines is elaborated.