The Menace Within: Obsessions and the Self

被引:106
作者
Aardema, Frederick [1 ]
O'Connor, Kieron [1 ]
机构
[1] Ctr Rech Fernand Seguin, 7331 Hochelaga, Montreal H1N 3V2, PQ, Canada
关键词
obsessive-compulsive-disorder; self; reasoning; inference-based approach;
D O I
10.1891/088983907781494573
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 [应用心理学];
摘要
The current article attempts to provide a theoretical account of obsessions about blasphemy, sexuality, and aggression from an inference-based perspective. It is argued that self-evaluative and self-representational dimensions in obsessions need to be taken into account to allow for the misrepresentation of mental states. A persuasive narrative containing rhetorical devices informs the misrepresentation of mental states and gives credibility to the obsession. These narrative devices seem to originate from a distrust of the self where the person overinvests in a sense of self-as-could-be rather than a sense of self-as-is, which consequently gives rise to a discordance between the person and the obsession (i.e., egodystonicity). The article concludes with some theoretical and clinical implications for cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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页码:182 / 197
页数:16
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