ICPS
2019 International Convention of Psychological Science · 2019
Mind-Wandering in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Higher Tendency to Drift Away When Executive Resources Are Less Required.
- Alexandra Kleiman
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Leipzig University - Friederike Weber
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Leipzig University - Kerstin Birk
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Leipzig University - Exner Cornelia
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Department of Psychology, Leipzig University
Abstract
We investigated changes in mind walking in 20 patients with OCD during two attention tasks of varying difficulty. A significant main effect of task difficulty with more MW during the easier task was shown. Also, OCD patients, regardless of task complexity, were most concerned about the future.
Psychopathology
