Recent advances in research on cognition and emotion in OCD: a review

AW Calkins, NC Berman, S Wilhelm - Current psychiatry reports, 2013 - Springer
The cognitive model of OCD suggests that misinterpreting intrusive thoughts as
unacceptable leads to increased anxiety and attempts to suppress or ignore the thoughts …

Obsessive beliefs, experiential avoidance, and cognitive fusion as predictors of obsessive-compulsive disorder symptom dimensions

L Reuman, J Buchholz, JS Abramowitz - Journal of contextual behavioral …, 2018 - Elsevier
Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), although widely-supported, do
not fully explain obsessive-compulsive (OC) symptoms. Mid-level constructs from …

Thought–action fusion: Structure and specificity to OCD

BE Bailey, KD Wu, DP Valentiner… - Journal of Obsessive …, 2014 - Elsevier
At a general level of abstraction, thought–action fusion (TAF) concerns the idea that thoughts
have a tangible impact on reality or one's sense of morality. Borne of the obsessive …

[LIVRE][B] The mindfulness workbook for OCD: A guide to overcoming obsessions and compulsions using mindfulness and cognitive behavioral therapy

J Hershfield, T Corboy - 2020 - books.google.com
If you have obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), you might have an irrational fear of being
contaminated by germs, or obsessively double-check things. You may even feel like a …

Not just thinking, but believing: Obsessive beliefs and domains of cognitive fusion in the prediction of OCD symptom dimensions

SN Hellberg, JL Buchholz, MP Twohig… - Clinical Psychology …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Cognitive fusion (CF) involves the tendency to “buy in” to thoughts and feelings and consists
of three empirically established domains: somatic concerns, emotion regulation, and …

Clarifying the thought-action fusion bias in obsessive-compulsive disorder

DM Hezel, SE Stewart, BC Riemann… - Journal of Obsessive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Studies indicate high levels of thought-action fusion (TAF) in OCD. The current study aimed
to determine if people with OCD evaluate others' thoughts the same way as their own, as …

Examining associations between thought-action fusion and state mental contamination following an in vivo thought induction task

TA Fergus, WC Rowatt - Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related …, 2018 - Elsevier
Intrusive thoughts can evoke an internal cue of distress known as mental contamination and
thought-action fusion (TAF) is a potentially important individual difference variable for …

Clarifying relations between thought-action fusion, religiosity, and obsessive–compulsive symptoms through consideration of intent

JR Cougle, C Purdon, KE Fitch, KA Hawkins - Cognitive Therapy and …, 2013 - Springer
Conflicting findings regarding the relations between thought-action fusion (TAF), religiosity,
and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) may be due to a lack of clarity regarding the …

Susceptibility to cognitive distortions: the role of eating pathology

JS Coelho, C Ouellet-Courtois, C Purdon… - Journal of eating …, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Thought-Shape Fusion (TSF) and Thought-Action Fusion (TAF) are
cognitive distortions that are associated with eating and obsessional pathology respectively …

Childhood trauma and thought action fusion: A multi-method examination

NC Berman, MG Wheaton, JS Abramowitz - Journal of Obsessive …, 2013 - Elsevier
Cognitive biases, such as Thought Action Fusion, play a crucial role in the cognitive-
behavioral model of anxiety disorders and have been shown to prospectively increase the …