Authors :
Divisha Rastogi; Dr. Shweta Singh
Volume/Issue :
Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 4 - April
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Abstract :
The role of the individuals’ beliefs in development of OCD is associated to people’s misleading
metacognitions, implying that their views about their own thinking that are the distorted beliefs are causing maladaptive
coping styles which subordinates to psychological symptoms. A number of studies confirming that the specific
metacognitions of OCD (thought fusion beliefs, beliefs about rituals and stop signals) as suggested by the Metacognitive
Model of OCD are linked to the severity of OCD. Metacognitive therapy was applied to a 32 year old male who was brought
to the psychiatry outpatient department with the chief complaints of repeated, unpleasant thoughts about perverse sexual
images involving women for the past 10 years. Metacognitive therapy was successful in reduction of OCD symptoms, severity
of anxiety and depressive symptoms, unhelpful metacognitions and increase thought control.
Keywords :
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Beliefs, Metacognitive Therapy, Case Study.
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The role of the individuals’ beliefs in development of OCD is associated to people’s misleading
metacognitions, implying that their views about their own thinking that are the distorted beliefs are causing maladaptive
coping styles which subordinates to psychological symptoms. A number of studies confirming that the specific
metacognitions of OCD (thought fusion beliefs, beliefs about rituals and stop signals) as suggested by the Metacognitive
Model of OCD are linked to the severity of OCD. Metacognitive therapy was applied to a 32 year old male who was brought
to the psychiatry outpatient department with the chief complaints of repeated, unpleasant thoughts about perverse sexual
images involving women for the past 10 years. Metacognitive therapy was successful in reduction of OCD symptoms, severity
of anxiety and depressive symptoms, unhelpful metacognitions and increase thought control.
Keywords :
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Beliefs, Metacognitive Therapy, Case Study.
