Analogue samples are often used to study obsessive–compulsive (OC) symptoms and
related phenomena. This approach is based on the hypothesis that results derived from …

Efficacious induction procedures of symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are
necessary in order to test central tenets of theories on OCD. However, the efficacy of the …

Betrayal is the sense of being harmed by the intentional actions or omissions of a trusted
person. The most common forms of betrayal are harmful disclosures of confidential …

It was recently proposed that feelings of contamination can arise in the absence of physical
contact with a contaminant. Currently, there are limited data regarding this construct of …

Disgust and mental contamination (or feelings of dirtiness and urges to wash in the absence
of a physical contaminant) are increasingly being linked to traumatic event exposure and …

In order to test the proposition that imagining carrying out an unacceptable non-consensual
act can evoke contamination-related feelings in the perpetrator, 4 connected experiments …

There has been a recent expansion of interest in the concept of mental contamination.
Despite a growing number of experiments and interview-based studies of mental …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Obsessive compulsive (OC) phenomena such as
contamination fears may lead to significant impairment in daily functioning. In this research …

There is a growing body of empirical support for Rachman's (1994, 2004, 2006)
conceptualization of mental contamination. The aim of this study was to tease apart …

Mental contamination has been described as an internal experience of dirtiness that can
arise and persist in the absence of contact with observable physical contaminants. Recent …