The obsessive–compulsive (OC) spectrum has been discussed in the literature for two
decades. Proponents of this concept propose that certain disorders characterized by …

Validity of the emotional Stroop task hinges on equivalence between the emotion and the
control words in terms of lexical features related to word recognition. The authors evaluated …

Presents a valuable new approach to research and treatment of psychological disorders•
Offers new and creative ideas to clinicians to develop their clinical skills• Provides an …

An automatic bias to threat is often invoked to account for colour-naming interference in
emotional Stroop. Recent findings by McKenna and Sharma [(2004). Reversing the …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) and body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) are two separate, but
conceptually overlapping nosological entities. In this review, we examine similarities …

Contemporary cognitive behavioral models of body dysmorphic disorder are reviewed,
whereby the first by Neziroglu and colleagues emphasizes conditioning processes and …

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) patients are preoccupied with imagined defects or flaws in
appearance (eg, size or shape of nose). They are afraid of negative evaluations by others …

Emotional Stroop tasks (subliminal/supraliminal exposures), implicit memory tasks
(tachistoscopic word identification), and explicit memory tasks (free recall after incidental …

In the past two decades, research advances have enhanced our understanding of the
clinical features, cognitive biases, and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder (BDD). In this …

Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is characterized by a preoccupation with a perceived
appearance flaw or flaws that are not observable to others. BDD is associated with distress …