Compulsiveness as a Determinant in Selected Cognitive‐Perceptual Performances<sup>1</sup>

Rosenberg, B. G.

doi:10.1111/j.1467-6494.1953.tb01790.x

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“…For example, is there empirical evidence for the notion that obsessive individuals crave order and structure and strive to be methodical and efficient in their actions? B. G. Rosenberg (1953) compared the performance of psychotherapy patients with pronounced obsessive-compulsive tendencies with a normal control group on a visual memory task that involved choosing from a multiple-choice format the ambiguous design previously seen in tachistoscopic presentation. The alternative choices varied in terms of degree of symmetry, and as expected, he found that obsessive-compulsive subjects tended to favor the more symmetrical choices.…”

Section: Obsessive-compulsive Personality and Response To Experimenta...mentioning

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“…More study of the perceptual correlates of obsessive-compulsive personality is urged. Although there have been some intriguing findings (e.g., B. G. Rosenberg, 1953), very little research has been conducted in this area to date. What, for example, would the relationship be between obsessive-compulsive personality and the field dependence-independence construct of Witkin and his associates (Witkin et al, 1954).…”

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Obsessive-compulsive personality: A review.

Pollak

1979

Psychological Bulletin

104

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A review of the term obsessive-compulsive personality (or anal character) is presented. Statistical studies of obsessive-compulsive personality conducted over approximately the last two decades are then reviewed, emphasizing the extent to which they support theory, clinical observation, and description. Evidence is still needed on precise etiological determinants, and persuasive evidence in favor of classical psychoanalytic theories about etiology is lacking. Empirically based findings to date, however, are congruent with clinical observation, description, and prediction regarding the salient behavioral characteristics and character styles of obsessive-compulsive individuals.The obsessive-compulsive personality or anal character, as it is sometimes termed, came under close scrutiny by Freud and his colleagues (

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Section: Obsessive-compulsive Personality and Response To Experimenta...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Directions For Further Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%