The Examination of Inhibition in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Author

Stephanie J. Glover, University of DenverFollow
Christopher A. MoyerFollow

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

23

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2018

Abstract

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by intrusive, anxiety provoking obsessions and irresistible compulsions that are performed to relieve anxiety. It is theorized that a deficit in inhibition may play a role in obsessive-compulsive symptomology. Areas of cognitive functioning that are affected by inhibition deficits may lead to obsessions and intrusive thoughts, while behavioral inhibition deficits may lead to compulsions. In the current paper, inhibition is examined in individuals with OCD, how such a deficit affects attention, recall, and response control, and how this relates to the disorder’s symptoms. A better understanding of these relationships would help conceptualize core deficits in affected individuals and an understanding for treatments that target inhibitory deficits.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

Inhibition, Obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, attention, recall, response inhibition, cognitive inhibition

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Glover, Stephanie J. and Moyer, Christopher A. (2018) "The Examination of Inhibition in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 23: No. 2, Article 6.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol23/iss2/6