Browsing Arts (Faculty of) by Author "Merritt, Olivia"
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Context matters: criticism and accommodation by close others associated with treatment attitudes in those with anxiety
Merritt, Olivia; Rowa, Karen; Purdon, Christine (Cambridge University Press, 2022-08-26)Background: Many people with anxiety do not seek therapy due to negative views of treatment. Although close others (e.g. romantic partners, family members, close friends) are highly involved in treatment decisions, the ... -
Scared of compassion: Fear of compassion in anxiety, mood, and non-clinical groups
Merritt, Olivia; Purdon, Christine (British Psychological Society, 2020-05-04)Objectives. Fear of receiving compassion from others, expressing compassion to others, and being compassionate towards oneself have been identified as potentially important factors in the persistence of depression, stress ... -
To Look, or Not to Look? Attention to Threat and Avoidance of Threat While Checking
Merritt, Olivia (University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)It has been argued that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibit facilitated attention to threat (early attentional capture) and difficulty disengaging from it (persistent attentional capture), which in turn ...