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Responsibility and perfectionism in OCD: an experimental study.

C Bouchard1, J Rhéaume, R Ladouceur

  • 1Université Laval, Ecole de Psychologie, Canada.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|March 24, 1999
PubMed
Summary

Perfectionism and excessive responsibility increase checking behaviors in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Highly perfectionistic individuals may overestimate their responsibility for negative outcomes, potentially worsening OCD symptoms.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Cognitive Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) highlight variables influencing symptom development and maintenance.
  • Faulty appraisals of obsessional thoughts are a key focus in OCD research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the impact of perfectionism and excessive responsibility on checking behaviors.
  • To examine how different levels of responsibility influence checking in individuals with varying degrees of perfectionism.

Main Methods:

  • Participants were categorized as moderately perfectionistic (MP) or highly perfectionistic (HP).
  • Subjects underwent low and high responsibility manipulations.
  • Checking behaviors were observed during a classification task following responsibility manipulation.

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Main Results:

  • Both MP and HP subjects exhibited increased checking behaviors under high responsibility conditions compared to low responsibility.
  • HP subjects reported greater perceived influence and responsibility for negative consequences after the high responsibility manipulation.
  • High perfectionism may predispose individuals to overestimate responsibility for negative events.

Conclusions:

  • Perfectionism appears to play a catalytic role in the perception of responsibility.
  • Findings align with cognitive models of OCD, suggesting perfectionism exacerbates responsibility biases.
  • Interventions targeting perfectionism and responsibility appraisals may be beneficial for OCD treatment.