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Title

The relationship between neuropsychological performance, cognitive confidence, and obsessive-compulsive phenomena: a pilot study

Author(s)

FitzGerald, Kate;  Nedeljkovic, Maja;  Moulding, Richard;  Kyrios, Michael

Abstract

Drawing on neuropsychological and cognitive-behavioral approaches to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), the present study examined the association between memory performance, cognitive confidence, and OCD phenomena. Forty-six analogue participants completed a series of self-report questionnaires and neuropsychological tasks before and after a manipulation of confidence in memory It was found that cognitive confidence predicts OCD symptoms over and above the influence of depressive symptoms and other OCD-related beliefs. Participants reported higher levels of cognitive confidence following positive feedback on the manipulation task. However, changes in cognitive confidence following the manipulation task were not reflected in neuropsychological performance. Implications for theory and treatment are discussed.

Publication type

Journal article

Research centre

Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Brain and Psychological Sciences Research Centre

Source

International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, Vol. 4, no. 1 (Mar 2011), pp. 51-65

Publication year

2011

FOR Code(s)

1701 Psychology

Keyword(s)

Cognitive confidence;  Memory;  Neuropsychological performance;  Obsessive-compulsive disorder;  OCD

Publisher

Guilford Publications

ISSN

1937-1209

Publisher URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1521/ijct.2011.4.1.51

Copyright

Copyright © 2011 International Association for Cognitive Psychotherapy. The published version of the paper is reproduced here with the kind permission of the publisher.

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