An investigation into the role of attachment insecurities in obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Boysan, Murat; Çam, Zekeriya

doi:10.1080/03069885.2016.1262533

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“…As already pointed out, the reference manuals' criteria are atheoretical and symptombased and offer no way to understand why the described syndromes arise. However, in accordance with the MAPP, a significant correlation has been found between (1) OCD and insecure attachment (Boysan & Çam, 2016;Doron et al, 2009;Ivarsson et al, 2010;Myhr et al, 2004;Rezvan et al, 2012) -consistent with the attachment origin of the disorder -and ( 2) OCD and feeling guilty for breaking a rule (Basile et al, 2013;Mancini & Gangemi, 2015;Shafran et al, 1996) -consistent with being focused on ethical matters. Moreover, the mentioned studies on the OCD-attachment correlation measured different statistical preponderance of either avoidance or ambivalence, suggesting their co-presence in the disorder.…”

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confidence: 57%

Programming The Mind – The Seven Dimensions of Attachment in Personality and Psychopathology

Gagliardi

2024

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This book presents an innovative, comprehensive theoretical framework for Clinical Psychology: The MAPP – Mind Architecture, Personality, and Psychopathology. Through a cognitive-evolutionary perspective, the theory builds the common ground necessary to integrate the different and valuable contributions from all schools and orientations in Clinical Psychology. Moreover, the engineering approach embraced by the MAPP offers a methodological direction through which such contributions can be further developed. The focus is on the individual psychological differences caused by the information stored in a standard, organically healthy brain substrate. As its name suggests, the theory is divided into the following three parts.1. An architecture of the mind (and motivational systems), which provides a general model of its structures and functions consisting of a multitude of interconnected modules. Motivational and data systems are the central part of the architecture, and the attachment motivational system and data module play a pivotal role in human psychology.2. A model of personality according to which attachment is at its core. Attachment theory is revised and extended, identifying seven attachment dimensions – disorganization, avoidance, ambivalence, phobicity, depressivity, somaticity, and obsessivity – acquired through imprinting in attachment-caregiving interactions. We are biological machines programmed by our caregivers.3. A Model of (behavior and) psychopathology. The outlined models of motivation and personality underpin a new model of behavioral dynamics and mental disorders. Psychopathology is characterized by a central causal chain: negative social relationships cause dysfunctional knowledge to be acquired, and this knowledge causes mental disorders. The most common pathologies stem from attachment dimensions. By clarifying their etiology, the model allows for a deeper understanding of mental disorders and the development of more effective assessment tools and treatments.Finally, the MAPP is tested through the discussion of ten complex case studies inspired by the literature.Overall, the MAPP provides a novel theoretical framework for Clinical Psychology that empowers the discipline to overcome its current principal limits with a significant impact on assessment and treatment. The theory is particularly suitable for Artificial Intelligence applications and the development of automatic assessment tools.

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Section: Compulsions "[R]epetitive Behaviors or Mental Acts That An I...supporting

confidence: 57%

Programming The Mind – The Seven Dimensions of Attachment in Personality and Psychopathology

Gagliardi

2024

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“…Given the fact that OCD is a heterogeneous disorder, attachment anxiety could be related to OCD symptom dimensions different from those related to attachment avoidance. The only two studies that reported on separate correlations between insecure attachment style and OCD symptom dimensions did not find such a distinction, although these studies were performed in general (healthy) population samples Boysan & Çam, 2018). Future clinical studies could assess whether distinct OCD subtypes are related to a specific insecure (or secure) attachment style.…”

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Attachment in OCD: A meta-analysis

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Luyten

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Journal of Anxiety Disorders

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“…The caregiver aloof and strict moral guidance is causally related to the main clinical manifestation of obsessivity -the obsessivecompulsive disorder (Guidano and Liotti, 1983;Guidano, 1987Guidano, , 1991Guidano, , 2007Nardi et al, 2010). This disorder has been found (A) significantly correlated to attachment insecurity (Myhr et al, 2004;Doron et al, 2009;Ivarsson et al, 2010;Rezvan et al, 2012;Boysan and Çam, 2016) and, in accordance with the obsessive ethical focus, (B) characterized by guilt related to the violation of a moral rule (Shafran et al, 1996;Basile et al, 2013;Mancini and Gangemi, 2015).…”

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How Our Caregivers Shape Who We Are: The Seven Dimensions of Attachment at the Core of Personality

Gagliardi

2021

Front. Psychol.

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Psychology defines personality as the stable traits of an individual, and cognitive research suggests that a set of core beliefs is at the root of these traits. From this perspective, two major questions remain unanswered: (1) What are the core beliefs that make up personality? (2) How are they acquired? An interesting answer is provided by attachment theory, according to which attachment is at the basis of personality. The current theoretical formulation, however, does not sufficiently clarify the relationship between the two. Adopting a cognitive-clinical approach, we put forward a novel version of attachment theory, arguing that it can better account for the relationship between attachment and personality, thereby providing more convincing answers to questions (1) and (2). In particular, we propose that: (A) attachment information is acquired over seven dimensions; (B) the acquisition of each dimension is induced by a specific caregiving feature and (C) realized through a specific acquisition mechanism – imprinting. In a nutshell, we propose an Attachment-Personality Model (APM) according to which seven attachment dimensions constitute the knowledge core of personality. We finally discuss the significant implications of the model, especially its clinical application in terms of conception, assessment, and treatment of mental disorders. The model can be empirically tested, and we suggest three ways to do that.

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An investigation into the role of attachment insecurities in obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Cited by 12 publications

References 62 publications

Programming The Mind – The Seven Dimensions of Attachment in Personality and Psychopathology

Programming The Mind – The Seven Dimensions of Attachment in Personality and Psychopathology

Attachment in OCD: A meta-analysis

How Our Caregivers Shape Who We Are: The Seven Dimensions of Attachment at the Core of Personality

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