This article reviews empirical findings on two key premises of the appraisal model of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD):(a) non-clinical populations experience intrusive …
A Aldao, S Nolen-Hoeksema - Behaviour research and therapy, 2010 - Elsevier
Despite growing interest in the role of regulatory processes in clinical disorders, it is not clear whether certain cognitive emotion regulation strategies play a more central role in …
Of the many conceptual distinctions present in psychology today, the approach-avoidance distinction stands out as one of, if not the, most fundamental and basic. The distinction …
Objective: Effective treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exist, but additional treatment options are needed. The effectiveness of 8 sessions of acceptance and …
" This is an outstanding book. Clark has undertaken the considerable task of reviewing all of the key literature on OCD, from early behavioral research to current cognitive theories and …
Recent theory suggests that positive psychological processes integral to health may be energized through the self-reinforcing dynamics of an upward spiral to counter emotion …
BA Marcks, DW Woods - Behaviour Research and Therapy, 2005 - Elsevier
Research suggests that suppressing unwanted thoughts is not possible, leads to a subsequent increase in frequency of the suppressed thoughts, and results in higher levels of …
Many psychotherapeutic traditions have conceptualized clinical levels of anxiety as resulting from the avoidance of threatening or emotional material. In this paper, we examine …
AI Masedo, MR Esteve - Behaviour research and therapy, 2007 - Elsevier
Wegner's Theory of Ironic Processes has been applied to study the effects of cognitive strategies to control pain. Research suggests that suppression contributes to a more …