Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task
There is disagreement regarding then role of perceived control in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study used a traditional illusion of control paradigm (Alloy & Abramson, 1979) to empirically test control estimation in OCD. Twenty-six OCD patients and 26 matched comparison subje...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-03-01
|
| Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00204/full |
| _version_ | 1819267928752652288 |
|---|---|
| author | Claire Marie Gillan Claire Marie Gillan Sharon eMorein-Zamir Sharon eMorein-Zamir Alice eDurieux Alice eDurieux Naomi A Fineberg Naomi A Fineberg Barbara J Sahakian Barbara J Sahakian Trevor W Robbins Trevor W Robbins |
| author_facet | Claire Marie Gillan Claire Marie Gillan Sharon eMorein-Zamir Sharon eMorein-Zamir Alice eDurieux Alice eDurieux Naomi A Fineberg Naomi A Fineberg Barbara J Sahakian Barbara J Sahakian Trevor W Robbins Trevor W Robbins |
| author_sort | Claire Marie Gillan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | There is disagreement regarding then role of perceived control in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study used a traditional illusion of control paradigm (Alloy & Abramson, 1979) to empirically test control estimation in OCD. Twenty-six OCD patients and 26 matched comparison subjects completed an illusion of control task wherein their goal was to attempt to exert control over a light bulb. The density of reinforcement (high, low) and the valence of trials (gain, loss) were experimentally manipulated within subjects. Unbeknownst to participants, the illumination of the light bulb was predetermined and irrespective of their behavior. OCD patients exhibited lower estimates of control compared with healthy comparison subjects. There were no interactions between group and outcome density or group and valence. We found that OCD patients endorse lower estimates of control than comparison subjects. This finding highlights a potential role for contingency learning in the disorder. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-23T21:24:58Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-9a1842682a9a4e9089edf4a24b8ceb24 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1664-1078 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-23T21:24:58Z |
| publishDate | 2014-03-01 |
| publisher | Frontiers Media S.A. |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Frontiers in Psychology |
| spelling | doaj.art-9a1842682a9a4e9089edf4a24b8ceb242022-12-21T17:30:39ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782014-03-01510.3389/fpsyg.2014.0020481136Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control taskClaire Marie Gillan0Claire Marie Gillan1Sharon eMorein-Zamir2Sharon eMorein-Zamir3Alice eDurieux4Alice eDurieux5Naomi A Fineberg6Naomi A Fineberg7Barbara J Sahakian8Barbara J Sahakian9Trevor W Robbins10Trevor W Robbins11New York UniversityUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeKings College LondonQueen Elizabeth II HospitalUniversity of HertfordshireUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeUniversity of CambridgeThere is disagreement regarding then role of perceived control in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study used a traditional illusion of control paradigm (Alloy & Abramson, 1979) to empirically test control estimation in OCD. Twenty-six OCD patients and 26 matched comparison subjects completed an illusion of control task wherein their goal was to attempt to exert control over a light bulb. The density of reinforcement (high, low) and the valence of trials (gain, loss) were experimentally manipulated within subjects. Unbeknownst to participants, the illumination of the light bulb was predetermined and irrespective of their behavior. OCD patients exhibited lower estimates of control compared with healthy comparison subjects. There were no interactions between group and outcome density or group and valence. We found that OCD patients endorse lower estimates of control than comparison subjects. This finding highlights a potential role for contingency learning in the disorder.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00204/fullAnxiety DisordersControlcompulsivityOCDillusion of control |
| spellingShingle | Claire Marie Gillan Claire Marie Gillan Sharon eMorein-Zamir Sharon eMorein-Zamir Alice eDurieux Alice eDurieux Naomi A Fineberg Naomi A Fineberg Barbara J Sahakian Barbara J Sahakian Trevor W Robbins Trevor W Robbins Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task Frontiers in Psychology Anxiety Disorders Control compulsivity OCD illusion of control |
| title | Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task |
| title_full | Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task |
| title_fullStr | Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task |
| title_full_unstemmed | Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task |
| title_short | Obsessive-compulsive Disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task |
| title_sort | obsessive compulsive disorder patients have a reduced sense of control on the illusion of control task |
| topic | Anxiety Disorders Control compulsivity OCD illusion of control |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00204/full |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT clairemariegillan obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT clairemariegillan obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT sharonemoreinzamir obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT sharonemoreinzamir obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT aliceedurieux obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT aliceedurieux obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT naomiafineberg obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT naomiafineberg obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT barbarajsahakian obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT barbarajsahakian obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT trevorwrobbins obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask AT trevorwrobbins obsessivecompulsivedisorderpatientshaveareducedsenseofcontrolontheillusionofcontroltask |