Journal of Applied Psychology 2007, Vol.(1) 4,5, 405-415 405-415 1386 5 4 1 Thought Action Fusion in Schizophrenia and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Fatemeh Ghadiri Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Family Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University Email: Sghadiri@hotmail.com Arash Mirab Zadeh Ph.D. Assistant Professor department Psychiatry Wellbeing & Rehabilitation Sciences U.N Abstract: Thought Action Fusion (TAF) is the belief that having certain thoughts increases the likelihood that a specific event will occur. It is conceptually similar to some aspects of psychosis. Thus TAF may be a specific type of magical thinking which may be observed in both schizophrenia and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). To examine this hypothesis 2 groups of people suffering from schizophrenia (n=16) and OCD (n=30) with a control group (n=28) were compared using the Revised Thought Action Fusion Questionnaire (TAF-R). The results indicate no significant difference between groups on moral TAF and the valence of thoughts. People with OCD had higher scores than the control on likelihood self and likelihood others (negative, positive and harm avoidance), but in comparison with schizophrenics they had higher scores on likelihood self. OCD group also had more responsibility for negative and positive likelihood others, whereas schizophrenics had more responsibility for positive and harm avoidance. Results have been discussed in terms of different functions of thought action fusion phenomenon. Key words: obsessive compulsive disorder, schizophrenia, thought action fusion, :. - 16). 28) ( 30) ( ( -. ). (. -.. - : 1387/2/10: 1387/2/2: 1386/7/2:
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