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Perfectionism In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee
Perfectionism In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients, Randy O. Frost, Gail Steketee
Psychology: Faculty Publications
Considerable theory and anecdotal evidence has suggested that patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) are more perfectionistic. Evidence with non-clinical populations supports this hypothesis. However, no data are available on levels of perfectionism among patients diagnosed with OCD. The present study extends findings on perfectionism and OCD by comparing perfectionism levels of OCD-diagnosed patients with those of non-patients and a group of patients diagnosed with panic disorder with agoraphobia (PDA). As predicted, patients with OCD had significantly elevated scores on Total Perfectionism, Concern Over Mistakes, and Doubts About Actions compared to non-patient controls. However, they did not differ from patients with …
An Account Of The Systematic Error In Judging What Is Reachable, Philippe Rochat, Maryjane Wraga
An Account Of The Systematic Error In Judging What Is Reachable, Philippe Rochat, Maryjane Wraga
Psychology: Faculty Publications
An account of the postural determinants of perceived reachability is proposed to explain systematic overestimations of the distance at which an object is perceived to be reachable. In this account, these errors are due to a mapping of the limits of prehensile space onto a person's perceived region of maximum stretchability, in the context of a whole-body engagement. In support of this account, 6 experiments on the judged reachability of both static and dynamic objects are reported. We tentatively conclude that the mental imagery of action is grounded and calibrated in reference to multiple skeletal degrees of behavioral freedom. Accordingly, …
Effects Of Anxiety On Attentional Allocation And Task Performance: An Information Processing Analysis, Patricia Marten Dibartolo, Timothy A. Brown, David H. Barlow
Effects Of Anxiety On Attentional Allocation And Task Performance: An Information Processing Analysis, Patricia Marten Dibartolo, Timothy A. Brown, David H. Barlow
Psychology: Faculty Publications
An information processing signal detection methodology was employed to examine attentional allocation and its correlates in both normal comparison (NC) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) participants. In particular, the impact of neutral distractor and negative feedback cues on performance of an attention vigilance task was investigated. Individuals with GAD (N = 15) evidenced impaired performance on an attention vigilance task relative to NC participants (N = 15) when neutral distractor cues were presented. Contrary to prediction, no group differences in performance were detected under conditions in which participants were presented negative feedback cues they were told were relevant to their …