Was Freud partly right on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Investigation of latent aggression in OCD.
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Was Freud partly right on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Investigation of latent aggression in OCD. / Moritz, Steffen; Kempke, Stefan; Luyten, Patrick; Randjbar, Sarah; Jelinek, Lena.
In: PSYCHIAT RES, Vol. 187, No. 1-2, 1-2, 2011, p. 180-184.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Was Freud partly right on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)? Investigation of latent aggression in OCD.
AU - Moritz, Steffen
AU - Kempke, Stefan
AU - Luyten, Patrick
AU - Randjbar, Sarah
AU - Jelinek, Lena
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Inflated responsibility is increasingly regarded a pathogenetic mechanism in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In seeming contrast, there is mounting evidence that latent aggression is also elevated in OCD. Building upon psychodynamic theories that an altruistic façade including exaggerated concerns for others is partly a defense against latent aggression, evidence was recently obtained for high interpersonal ambivalence in OCD patients relative to psychiatric and healthy controls using a newly developed instrument entitled the Responsibility and Interpersonal Behaviors and Attitudes Questionnaire (RIBAQ). A total of 46 OCD patients and 23 healthy participants took part in the present study. OCD patients displayed a higher social responsibility than controls. At the same time, patients also disclosed more latent aggression/calculating behavior and interpersonal distrust. While the pathogenic role of latent aggression is still not fully uncovered, it may deserve more consideration in treatment in view of frequent tensions in the families of OCD patients. Longitudinal studies with at-risk sample are needed to assess the relationship between problems with anger expression as well as (exaggerated) moral standards in OCD.
AB - Inflated responsibility is increasingly regarded a pathogenetic mechanism in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In seeming contrast, there is mounting evidence that latent aggression is also elevated in OCD. Building upon psychodynamic theories that an altruistic façade including exaggerated concerns for others is partly a defense against latent aggression, evidence was recently obtained for high interpersonal ambivalence in OCD patients relative to psychiatric and healthy controls using a newly developed instrument entitled the Responsibility and Interpersonal Behaviors and Attitudes Questionnaire (RIBAQ). A total of 46 OCD patients and 23 healthy participants took part in the present study. OCD patients displayed a higher social responsibility than controls. At the same time, patients also disclosed more latent aggression/calculating behavior and interpersonal distrust. While the pathogenic role of latent aggression is still not fully uncovered, it may deserve more consideration in treatment in view of frequent tensions in the families of OCD patients. Longitudinal studies with at-risk sample are needed to assess the relationship between problems with anger expression as well as (exaggerated) moral standards in OCD.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 187
SP - 180
EP - 184
JO - PSYCHIAT RES
JF - PSYCHIAT RES
SN - 0165-1781
IS - 1-2
M1 - 1-2
ER -
