This paper aims to contribute to a definition of the targets pursued by means of obsessive-compulsive behaviours. To this aim preliminary data from a study carried out on a group of obsessive patients will be presented for this purpose. In this study a five-part model (Mancini, 2005) for each patient's most important obsessions and compulsions was filled in by three trained psychotherapists. 18 judges were then asked to classify the first-evaluation part of these models according to 4 categories: Fear of harm, Fear of guilt, Fear of contamination, Fear of being ashamed. The results suggest that our patients' obsessive-compulsive behaviours were mainly directed towards two targets: preventing guilt and contamination by disgusting substances.
Current targets in obsessive-compulsive patients
Mancini F;
2009-01-01
Abstract
This paper aims to contribute to a definition of the targets pursued by means of obsessive-compulsive behaviours. To this aim preliminary data from a study carried out on a group of obsessive patients will be presented for this purpose. In this study a five-part model (Mancini, 2005) for each patient's most important obsessions and compulsions was filled in by three trained psychotherapists. 18 judges were then asked to classify the first-evaluation part of these models according to 4 categories: Fear of harm, Fear of guilt, Fear of contamination, Fear of being ashamed. The results suggest that our patients' obsessive-compulsive behaviours were mainly directed towards two targets: preventing guilt and contamination by disgusting substances.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
