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SUMMARY:Stimulus-driven behaviors in OCD: inhibition and action tendencies
  - Dr Gideon Anholt\, Psychology Department\, Ben Gurion University of the
  Negev
DTSTART:20190701T120000Z
DTEND:20190701T130000Z
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CONTACT:Lorraine Coulson
DESCRIPTION:Current cognitive-behavior (appraisal) models ascertain that c
 atastrophic interpretations of (normally occurring) intrusive thoughts are
  causal to obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms. While these model
 s have received extensive support\, various empirical findings challenge p
 redictions made by these models. Recently\, several researchers have sugge
 sted that compulsions may be viewed as habitual or stimulus-driven behavio
 rs. In the current talk\, two mechanisms that possibly underlie the tenden
 cy of people with OCD to perform stimulus-driven behaviors will be examine
 d: inhibitory deficits\, and increased action tendencies. Experimental evi
 dence that supports the suggestion that these processes may interact with 
 each other to produce symptoms will be presented\, and the conditions unde
 r which such vulnerability may be most prominent will be discussed. Furthe
 rmore\, clinical implications of these processes will be proposed.
LOCATION:Kenneth Craik Room\, Craik Marshall Building\, Downing Site\, Cam
 bridge
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