Browsing Psychology by Subject "phenomenology"
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On Obsessions: A Phenomenology of Doubt, Images, and the Obsessive-Compulsive Chronological Structure in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(University of Waterloo, 2020-04-22)Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a debilitating disorder that is heterogeneous in presentation and difficult to treat. Nearly half of treatment-seeking individuals do not benefit fully from therapy, and success rates ... -
To Look, or Not to Look? Attention to Threat and Avoidance of Threat While Checking
(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 ... -
Understanding repeated actions: Examining factors beyond anxiety in the persistence of compulsions
(University of Waterloo, 2014-06-06)Two decades of research on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has helped us develop a strong understanding of why obsessions are often followed by the performance of a compulsive act. What we have understood less well is ... -
When my Anxiety Speaks to Me, What Does it Sound Like?
(University of Waterloo, 2021-08-25)Anxiety disorders are some of the most commonly diagnosed mental health difficulties in the world. However, no study has examined the phenomenological qualities of anxious thoughts. Literature on mental health difficulties ...