The logic of self-reported thoughts correlates with psychological disorders
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Empirical studies consistently demonstrate that self-reported cognitive patterns, such as self-ambivalence, rumination, negative automatic thoughts, and metacognitive beliefs, correlate significantly with and predict psychological disorders like depression, anxiety, and OCD.
Evidence for · 5
Self-Ambivalence in the Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
2015 · cited by 16
Changes in self-ambivalence measured through self-reports predicted OCD severity and recovery in cognitive-behavioral treatment.
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