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The relevance of associative learning pathways in the development of obsessive–compulsive washing

Jones, Mairwen K., Menzies, Ross G.·1998·Behaviour Research and Therapy
DOI 10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00021-7
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The relevance of associative learning in the development of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) was investigated in a group of 23 OCD patients whose main concern was washing and 23 age and sex matched control subjects who did not have OCD. OC washers completed an origins instrument based on Menzies and Clarke's (1993, Behaviour Research and Therapy, 31, 355-365) Origins Questionnaire (OQ) for the phobic disorders. Control subjects completed a modified version of this measure designed to give a comprehensive picture of their experiences with relevant contamination-related stimuli. In general, the results question the relevance of associative-learning per se in the development of OC washing. Direct and indirect conditioning events were very rare in the OCD group, accounting for less than 13% of cases. No significant differences between groups were found in the proportion of subjects who knew other OC washers, or had experienced direct associative-learning events prior to onset. Contrary to expectation, significantly more non-OCD subjects had experienced vicarious learning events related to dirt and washing than OCD subjects. However, of note, associative-learning events that took place during episodes of depression were significantly more frequently reported in the OCD group than in the control group. Depression appeared to play a facilitating role in the associative-learning of OC washing. The implications of these findings for theoretical accounts of OCD are discussed.

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Authors
Jones, M. K., & Menzies, R. G.
Affiliations
The University of Sydney (AU)
Corresponding author
Menzies, Ross G.
ORCID
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1998-03
Volume
36
Issue
3
Pages
273-283
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0005-7967(98)00021-7
OpenAlex
W1968616113
Cited by
21
References
7
Citations by year
2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2013: 1 · 2012: 1
FWCI
2.00
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
Keywords
obsessive-compulsive disorder, associative learning, contamination, observational learning, depression
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Association Learning, Female, Hand Disinfection, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Personality Inventory, Psychometrics, Reproducibility of Results

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