scholarly journals Obsessive–compulsive symptoms are associated with increased delay discounting in a novel hand-washing task.

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-149
Author(s):  
Clarissa W. Ong ◽  
Kevin Graves ◽  
Meredith S. Berry ◽  
Amy L. Odum ◽  
Michael P. Twohig
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms

Dissociating Pathological Buying From Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms Using Delay Discounting

2017 ◽  
Vol 225 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Nicolai ◽  
Morten Moshagen
Keyword(s):  
Delay Discounting ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Fixed Amount ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Personality Inventories ◽  
Trait Impulsivity ◽  
To Receive ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Symptom Measures

Abstract. Pathological buying (PB) has been associated with elevated impulsivity in personality inventories, yet limited research has considered components of behavioral impulsivity. This study examined the relationship between discounting of delayed rewards, symptoms of PB, comorbid disorders (including obsessive-compulsive disorder, OCD), and trait impulsivity. One hundred three participants completed two delay discounting tasks (DDT). In addition to the traditional DDT, a loan variant assessing the preference to receive a certain amount of money immediately when a fixed amount has to be returned after a certain delay was included in this study. Regression analysis revealed that PB symptoms predicted steeper discounting functions in both variants of the DDT over and above the remaining symptom measures and trait impulsivity. In contrast, symptoms of OCD were associated with less delay discounting. With regard to delay discounting, PB seems to be more similar to behavioral addictions than to OCD.

Are Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms Related to Muscle Dysmorphia?

2009 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-154 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher G. Chandler ◽  
W. Pitt Derryberry ◽  
Frederick G. Grieve ◽  
Phillip O. Pegg
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Dysmorphia ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms

Disentangling Doubt and Checking Behaviors and Examining Their Association With Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms

2021 ◽  
pp. 216770262199386
Author(s):  
Asher Y. Strauss ◽  
Isaac Fradkin ◽  
Jonathan D. Huppert
Keyword(s):  
Mouse Tracking ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive ◽  
Obsessive Compulsive Symptoms ◽  
Compulsive Disorder ◽  
Null Results ◽  
Unobtrusive Measure ◽  
Compulsive Checking ◽  
Tone Discrimination ◽  
Neutral Conditions ◽  
The Relationship

Experiencing doubt in an uncertain situation has been theorized to be an antecedent of compulsive checking. However, whether and when obsessive compulsive (OC) symptoms are associated with experiencing doubt and increased checking is unclear. In this study, we investigated the relationship between OC symptoms, the experience of doubt, and checking in a tone-discrimination task. Doubt was measured using mouse tracking, an indirect, unobtrusive measure. The results of two studies ( N = 119) showed that OC symptoms were associated with elevated experiences of doubt when uncertainty was low. However, OC symptoms were not associated with increased checking, but doubt was. Results highlight the utility of mouse-tracking measures to capture the tendency of individuals with OC symptoms to experience doubt even under neutral conditions. The unexpected null results concerning checking suggest some specific directions for research to determine the conditions under which doubt evolves into checking in obsessive compulsive disorder.

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