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obsession Psychiatry a persistent idea or impulse that continually forces its way into consciousness, often associated with anxiety and mental illness obsession [əb′sesh·ən] (psychology) Persistence of or anxious preoccupation with an idea or emotion recognized as unreasonable by the individual. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| These include introversion, anxiety, social dysfunction, osteoporosis, depression, fear, obsessional behaviour of cleanliness, and orderliness (Edlin, Golanty and Brown; 2000 and Rowan, 2004). The format of the NETC was based on that of the Interpretation of Intrusions Inventory (III) and the Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire (OBQ; Obsessive Compulsive Cognitions Working Group, 1997), two measures of appraisal of obsessional thoughts. Since that time, a wealth of research has documented substantial similarities such as intrusive, obsessional fears and compulsive rituals (Bienvenu, Samuels, Riddle, Hoehn-Saric, Kung-Yee, & Cullen, 2000; Phillips, 1998; Phillips, Dwight, & McElroy, 1998; Phillips, Gunderson, Mallya, McElroy, & Carter, 1998; Saxena, Winograd, Dunkin, Maidment, Rosen, Vapnik, et al. |
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