Obsessive Behavior
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures.

17 Nov 2009 Few studies have utilized both categorical and dimensional measures of psychopathology in children with epilepsy. We evaluated 173 children (88 males, 85 females; mean age 11.7y [SD 1.8]; range 9-14y) who had epilepsy (generalized 36%, partial 61%) ... Read more...

Why do young adults develop a passion for Internet activities? The associations among personality, revealing "true self" on the Internet, and passion for the Internet.

30 Jul 2009 This study examines the associations of harmonious passion (HP) and obsessive passion (OP) for Internet activities with Eysenckian personality dimensions in a sample of 421 university students. Results show that psychoticism correlates positively ... Read more...

Intrusions related to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a question of content or context?

29 Jun 2009 The aim of the current study was to investigate whether intrusions of individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and nonclinical individuals differed in content and in context of occurrence. The results suggest that although the intrusions ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obsessive Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Prevalence of psychopathology in childhood epilepsy: categorical and dimensional measures. 17 Nov 2009
• Why do young adults develop a passion for Internet activities? The associations among personality, revealing "true self" on the Internet, and passion for the Internet. 30 Jul 2009
• Musical obsession: repeated auditory imagery of a cell phone ring tone. 30 Jul 2009
• Atypical anorexia in a male patient accompanied by strong obsessive-compulsive symptoms successfully treated with naltrexone. 5 Jul 2009
• Intrusions related to obsessive-compulsive disorder: a question of content or context? 29 Jun 2009
• Acute changes in obsessions and compulsions following moderate-intensity aerobic exercise among patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. 22 Jun 2009
• It's a SOD world after all. 3 Jun 2009
• A pyschoanalysis of The Prestige. 30 May 2009
• On the costs and benefits of gaming: the role of passion. 30 May 2009
• Altered fronto-striato-thalamic connectivity in children with Tourette syndrome assessed with diffusion tensor MRI and probabilistic fiber tracking. 30 May 2009
• Body checking behaviors in men. 21 May 2009
• Multidimensional body image comparisons among patients with eating disorders, body dysmorphic disorder, and clinical controls: a multisite study. 29 Apr 2009
• Measuring obsessive-compulsive symptoms: Padua Inventory-Revised vs. Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale. 22 Apr 2009
• Inferential confusion, obsessive beliefs, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms: a replication and extension. 9 Mar 2009
• Serum lipid concentrations in dogs with tail chasing. 27 Feb 2009
• Changes in artistic style and behaviour in Parkinson's disease: dopamine and creativity. 23 Feb 2009
• Polymorphism of the long polyglutamine tract in the human androgen receptor influences craving of men in alcohol withdrawal. 21 Feb 2009
• Marble burying reflects a repetitive and perseverative behavior more than novelty-induced anxiety. Feb 2009
• Diurnal rhythms in seizures detected by intracranial electrocorticographic monitoring: an observational study. 29 Jan 2009
• "I can't let anything go:" A case study with psychological testing of a patient with pathologic hoarding. 30 Dec 2008

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Technical information about 'Obsessive Behavior'

Definition: Persistent, unwanted idea or impulse which is considered normal when it does not markedly interfere with mental processes or emotional adjustment.

Descriptor UI: D009770

Alternative terms: Obsessive Behavior; Behavior, Obsessive; Behaviors, Obsessive; Obsessive Behaviors; Obsessions; Obsession;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: F01.145.126.950;

Online Note: use COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR to search OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR 1968-74; use OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR to search OBSESSION 1968-74

History Note: 91(75); was see under COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR 1975-90; OBSESSION was see under NEUROSES, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE 1963-78

Technical Notes: use Cat F3 qualif