Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10448292 Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry 2011 5 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Earlier studies have found that OCD-like perseveration induces uncertainty about memory and perception. ► OCD-like reasoning has perseverative features as well. ► When used by healthy participants, OCD-like step-by-step reasoning from a neutral situation to a catastrophic outcome enhances the credibility of negative, improbable outcomes that are feared by OCD patients. ► The perseverative reasoning style of OCD patients may be involved in the maintenance of their fears.
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