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Thought action fusion: can it be corrected?
Full Abstract
The goal of this study was to investigate whether or not a brief educational intervention delivered prior to engaging in an anxiety-provoking task (writing a sentence about hoping that a friend/relative was in a car accident) would be effective in offsetting anxiety in college students with a strong propensity to endorse statements of thought action fusion (TAF). As hypothesized, individuals receiving the educational intervention were less anxious than a placebo intervention control group at post task; they were also less likely to endorse statements of TAF after receiving the educational intervention. Also, those who chose to neutralize after writing the sentence (regardless of experimental group) were more likely to report feeling guiltier, more immoral and a greater sense of responsibility about writing the sentence prior to neutralizing than those who did not subsequently neutralize. These results are discussed in relation to the cognitive theory of obsessive-compulsive disorder and implications for prevention programs.
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Author information
Author/s: Zucker, Bonnie G (BG); Craske, Michelle G (MG); Barrios, Velma (V); Holguin, Monique (M);
Affiliation: University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Psychology, 90095, USA. bzucker2(-atsign-)ucla.edu
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Controlled Clinical Trial; Journal Article
Journal: Behaviour research and therapy (Behav Res Ther), published in England. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-Jun; vol 40 (issue 6) : pp 653-64
Dates: Created 2002/06/07; Completed 2002/06/26; Revised 2004/11/17;
PMID: 12051484, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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