Does magical thinking produce neutralising behaviour? An experimental investigation

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1823-1833

  Bocci, Laura ^a   Gordon, P Kenneth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magical thinking; Neutralising; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Thought action fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAGIC; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MAGIC; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; THINKING;

EID: 34447278626     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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