Examining the security motivation model of obsessive-compulsive disorder
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Specific thoughts of obsessions
- The security-motivation model
- Negative feedback loop of repetitive actions
- Criticism and response
- Responses to the criticism
- The bizarre nature of OCD patients'
- Watching Monk
- Conclusion
- References
Abstract
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is condition marked by persistent and intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and the repetition of relatively stereotyped behaviors despite the recognition that they are irrational (compulsions) (Szechtman & Woody, 2004). Individuals with OCD experience a high need for certainty coupled with a crippling sense of doubt in their own efficacy. For example, someone may find it impossible to suppress the thought that their hands might still be dirty, despite their memories of standing at the sink and using a full bottle of soap. However, it is not within the scope of this essay to attempt to address every possible theory of how OCD should be conceptualized and treated. Rather, the primary focus of this essay is to examine the validity of Szechtman and Woody's security motivation model of obsessive-compulsive behavior (2004). This theory frames obsessive-compulsive behavior as being rooted in an inability to generate an internal “feeling of knowing” that is experienced differently from objective knowledge and normally serves as a terminator signal for security-driven actions such as washing oneself and checking the surroundings.
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