Impairment of agency judgment in obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Published 2023-07-24 — Updated on 2024-09-04
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https://doi.org/10.61144/0718-9397.2023.507

Abstract

We analyze some symptomatic features of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) that lead to disruptions in the judgment of agency in affected subjects. The introductory section examines the notion of agency and its theoretical and practical approach. The second section presents the methodology used in the elaboration of the article. The third section presents the diagnostic criteria stipulated by the DSM-V and ICD-11 for OCD, the main types of obsessions and compulsions, and the neuropsychological hypotheses that explain the disorder. The fourth section proposes that features of OCD that influence judgment of agency disturbances include the dysfunctional beliefs underlying the symptoms, the intrusiveness of the obsessions, and the uncontrollability of the compulsions. In conclusion, we state some limitations and future directions of the work presented.

Keywords: judgment of agency; OCD; dysfunctional belief; obsession; compulsion.

Author Biography

Penélope Pereira-Perdomo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Penelope Pereira Perdomo. Doctorate student in Psychology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Graduate in Philosophy, Master in Cognitive Studies, University of Chile. Contact: penelope.pereira@ug.uchile.cl Nicolás Contreras, Psychology student, School of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile. Contact: njac

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Pereira-Perdomo, P., & Contreras, N. (2024). Impairment of agency judgment in obsessive-compulsive disorder. Akadémeia Magazine, 22(1), 52–72. https://doi.org/10.61144/0718-9397.2023.507 (Original work published July 24, 2023)

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