Relationship Between Disgust Propensity and Contamination Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms: The Mediating Role of Information Processing Bias

Zanjani, Zahra; Yaghubi, Hamid; Shaeiri, Mohammad Reza; Fata, Ladan; Fesharaki, Mohammad Gholami

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“…DP and DS are significantly higher in OCD patients characterized by contamination/washing symptoms, because they perceive themselves as extremely vulnerable and overestimate the possibility and the severity of an eventual contamination (Knowles, Cox, Armstrong, & Olatunji, 2018 ). These exaggerated judgments regarding contamination, determine withdrawal and avoidance of certain objects (Zanjani, Yaghubi, Shaiiri, Fata, & Gholami Fesharaki, 2018 ) and the need to perform washing compulsions (Melli, Chiorri, Carraresi, Stopani, & Bulli, 2015 ). DP and DS may also correlate with OCD symptoms characterized by socially/morally unacceptable thoughts or pure obsessions (Pozza, Mazzoni, Berardi, & Dèttore, 2016 ).…”

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The role of disgust propensity and sensitivity on sexual excitation and inhibition in obsessive-compulsive disorder

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Angelo

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Sexuality is understudied in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). According to the Dual Control Model, low sexual excitation (SE) and high sexual inhibition (SI) are indicative of a higher probability of experiencing a sexual dysfunction. The present study investigated SE and SI in OCD patients compared with controls. It was hypothesized that OCD patients report lower SE and higher SI than controls. Given their potential role as inhibitors of sexual response, it was hypothesized that in the OCD group higher disgust propensity/sensitivity, contamination/washing symptoms, unacceptable thoughts, and obsessive beliefs predicted lower SE, higher SI due to Threat of Performance Failure, and higher SI due to Threat of Performance Consequences. Seventy-two OCD patients and 72 controls matched on gender/age completed the Disgust Propensity and Sensitivity Scale-Revised, Obsessive Beliefs Questionnaire-46, Obsessive Compulsive Inventory-Revised, and Sexual Inhibition/Sexual Excitation Scales. OCD patients had higher SE, SI due to Threat of Performance Failure, and SI due to Threat of Performance Consequences than controls. In the OCD group, higher disgust sensitivity, SI due to Threat of Performance Consequences, and perfectionism predicted higher SI due to Threat of Performance Failure. Higher SI due to Threat of Performance Failure and contamination/washing symptoms predicted higher SI due to Threat of Performance Consequences. These findings highlight the presence of sexual difficulties in OCD patients, particularly a higher SE and SI. The latter is especially relevant in those patients with higher disgust sensitivity, contamination/washing symptoms and perfectionism. Psychotherapists should assess and target sexuality during clinicalpractice with OCD patients.

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