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Part 1—You can run but you can't hide: Intrusive thoughts on six continents

2014

Abstract Most cognitive approaches for understanding and treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) rest on the assumption that nearly everyone experiences unwanted intrusive thoughts, images and impulses from time to time. These theories argue that the intrusions themselves are not problematic, unless they are misinterpreted and/or attempts are made to control them in maladaptive and/or unrealistic ways. Early research has shown unwanted intrusions to be present in the overwhelming majority of participants assessed, although this work was limited in that it took place largely in the US, the UK and other ‘westernised’ or ‘developed’ locations. We employed the International Intrusive Thoug…

Part 2. They scare because we care: The relationship between obsessive intrusive thoughts and appraisals and control strategies across 15 cities

2014

Abstract Cognitive models of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) purport that obsessions are normal intrusive thoughts that are misappraised as significant, leading to negative emotional responses and maladaptive attempts to control the thoughts and related emotions. This paper utilised a large multi-national dataset of interview data regarding intrusive thoughts, to investigate three questions related to the cognitive model of OCD and to its stability across cultures. First, the paper aimed to investigate the implicit yet-hitherto-untested assumption of cognitive models that misappraisals and control strategies for intrusive thoughts relate similarly across cultures. Second, this study aim…

Part 3. A question of perspective: The association between intrusive thoughts and obsessionality in 11 countries

2014

Abstract A key assumption of contemporary cognitive-behavioral models of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is that obsessional thoughts exist on a continuum with “normal” unwanted intrusive thoughts. Recently, however, some authors have challenged this notion. The present study aimed to clarify (a) the extent that different types of intrusive thoughts in nonclinical individuals are associated with obsessionality, (b) the relative contribution of frequency, distress and control ratings to obsessionality, and (c) the extent that existing findings (primarily from North American or European samples) generalize to other countries in the world. Five hundred and fifty-four non clinical individua…

Jóvenes que no estudian ni trabajan (NEET): el papel de las competencias básicas

2023

Cuestión prioritaria para las políticas públicas nacionales y europeas, los jóvenes que no trabajan, no estudian ni reciben formación (NEET) corren un riesgo de exclusión más o menos importante según los países. Si bien el nivel de educación desempeña un papel central en estas situaciones, el enfoque de las competencias básicas permite afinar la mirada. En efecto, los datos internacionales muestran que el mismo nivel de diploma no certifica el mismo nivel de competencias en todas partes. ¿Cómo se explican estas diferencias? ¿Hasta qué punto estas competencias protegen contra las situaciones de NEET independientemente del título? Jóvenes que no estudian ni trabajan (NEET): el papel de las co…

Attenzione e impulsività nei disturbi dello spettro ossessivo-compulsivo

2010