The Role of the Looming Cognitive Style as a Cognitive Vulnerability to Obsessive - Compulsive Symptoms

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dc.contributor.authorScott, Megan N.
dc.creatorScott, Megan N.
dc.date2009-12-09
dc.date.accessioned2010-01-27T14:49:54Z
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dc.date.available2010-01-27T14:49:54Z
dc.date.issued2010-01-27T14:49:54Z
dc.description.abstractCognitive models of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) posit that obsessions and compulsions develop from maladaptive beliefs and catastrophic interpretations of intrusive thoughts. These cognitive models of OCD are able to explain a significant amount of the variance in OC symptoms. The research to date, however, suggests that there is potential to improve the prediction of OC symptoms by examining factors outside of those included in existing cognitive models. The Looming Cognitive Style (LCS), a global cognitive vulnerability for anxiety symptoms, is an important predictive factor. Our study is specifically interested in the role of anxiety disorder specific LCS. This study examined OCD-Specific Looming as a cognitive antecedent of OC Symptoms. The presented study examined the role of OCD-specific looming as a predictor of OC Symptoms by examining OC Symptoms in a non-clinical undergraduate student sample during a period of naturally occurring stress, final exams. Using structural equation modeling the role of OCD-Specific Looming, LCS, OC Beliefs & Appraisals, and Distress as predictors of OC Symptoms was examined. OCD-Specific Looming contributed significantly to the prediction of variance in OC Symptoms over and above the influence of OC Beliefs and Appraisals, Distress, and Looming Cognitive Style. Our results provide additional support for the inclusion of OCD-Specific Looming in cognitive models of OCD.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1920/5678
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.subjectObsessive Compulsive Disorder
dc.subjectAnxiety disorders
dc.subjectLooming vulnerability
dc.subjectObsessive compulsive symptoms
dc.subjectLooming maladaptive style
dc.subjectAnxiety
dc.titleThe Role of the Looming Cognitive Style as a Cognitive Vulnerability to Obsessive - Compulsive Symptoms
dc.typeDissertation
thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorGeorge Mason University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy in Psychology

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