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Components Of Memory Function And Attentional Biases In Individuals With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Contamination Fears And Compulsive Checking Symptoms, Kristin Louise Holland Jan 2012

Components Of Memory Function And Attentional Biases In Individuals With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Contamination Fears And Compulsive Checking Symptoms, Kristin Louise Holland

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Recent research has paid special attention to the memory functioning and attentional abilities of individuals with Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder. The current study recruited 38 participants who possess a significant amount of obsessive - compulsive traits. From those 38 participants, 16 were identified as those whose primary OCD concerns were related to contamination fears, ten were identified as primarily compulsive checkers, and 12 were identified as possessing a significant amount of both contamination fear and compulsive checking symptoms. In addition, 38 participants who reported a low amount of OCD traits were recruited for the control group. Participants were administered a …