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Illness perceptions in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder; A qualitative study

Illness perceptions in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder; A qualitative study

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Rebecca Pedley , Penny Bee , Alison Wearden , Katherine Berry Published: March 20, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213495 Abstract Background Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a serious mental health problem that causes significant impairment and reduced quality of life. Though some substantially benefit from psychological therapies, a substantial proportion of people with OCD disengage from treatment or fail to benefit. Theoretical models such as the Common-Sense Model posit that our management of physical illness depends on our perceptions…

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Evidence of abnormal scalar timing property in alexithymia

Evidence of abnormal scalar timing property in alexithymia

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Carmelo Mario Vicario , Vito Scavone, Chiara Lucifora, Alessandra Falzone, Giovanni Pioggia, Sebastiano Gangemi, Giuseppe Craparo, Gabriella Martino Published: January 23, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278881 Abstract Evidence suggests that incidental modulation of affective states affects the ability to keep track of time. Alexithymia represents an ideal condition to further address the emotion-time processing link, as it refers to a trait characterized by a deficit of affective processing. 31 healthy participants completed an online version of the TAS-20…

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Evidence of emotion dysregulation as a core symptom of adult ADHD: A systematic review

Evidence of emotion dysregulation as a core symptom of adult ADHD: A systematic review

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Ana-María Soler-Gutiérrez, uan-Carlos Pérez-González, Julia Mayas Published: January 6, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280131 Abstract Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder, with an onset in childhood, that accompanies the person throughout their life, with prevalence between 3 and 5% in adults. Recent studies point towards a fourth core symptom of the disorder related to the emotional information processing that would explain the repercussions that ADHD has on the social, academic, and professional life of the…

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Putting self at stake by telling a story: Storyteller’s narcissistic traits modulate physiological emotional reactions to recipient’s disengagement

Putting self at stake by telling a story: Storyteller’s narcissistic traits modulate physiological emotional reactions to recipient’s disengagement

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Emmi Koskinen , Pentti Henttonen, Ville Harjunen,Elizabeth Krusemark, Matias Piispanen, Liisa Voutilainen, Mariel Wuolio, Anssi Peräkylä Published: August 27, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0302703 Abstract Telling a story to a disengaged recipient induces stress and threatens positive self-image. In this study, we investigated whether storytellers with overly positive and fragile self-images (e.g., individuals with grandiose and vulnerable narcissism) would show heightened behavioral, emotional, and psychophysiological reactivity to recipient disengagement.Building on Bavelas, Coates, and Johnson [1] we conducted a…

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An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey

An exploration of trolling behaviours in Australian adolescents: An online survey

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Jessica Z. Marrington , Evita March, Sarah Murray, Carla Jeffries, Tanya Machin, Sonja March Published: April 12, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284378   Abstract To understand why people “troll” (i.e., engage in disruptive online behaviour intended to provoke and distress for one’s own amusement), researchers have explored a range of individual differences. These studies have primarily been conducted in adult samples, despite adolescents being a particularly vulnerable group with regards to both being trolled and trolling others. In…

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Emotional straying: Flux and management of women’s emotions in social media

Emotional straying: Flux and management of women’s emotions in social media

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Pengpeng Li , Qianru Zhuo Published: December 13, 2023 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0295835 Correction 19 Dec 2024: Li P, Zhuo Q (2024) Correction: Emotional straying: Flux and management of women’s emotions in social media. PLOS ONE 19(12): e0316285. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316285 Correction: Emotional straying: Flux and management of women’s emotions in social media Pengpeng Li, Qianru Zhuo Published: December 19, 2024 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0316285 The second affiliation of the first author should have not been indicated. Pengpeng Li is only affiliated with #1: Department…

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Desire for a child and eating disorders in women seeking infertility treatment

Desire for a child and eating disorders in women seeking infertility treatment

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Mélanie Bruneau, Agnès Colombel, Sophie Mirallié, Thomas Fréour, Jean-Benoit Hardouin, Paul Barrière, Marie Grall-Bronnec Published: June 6, 2017 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0178848 Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of EDs in women seeking treatment for infertility, and to better characterize their clinical profile. Study design Sixty participants completed self-report measures that assessed EDs, desire for a child, body preoccupations, quality of life, anxiety and depression. Results Ten patients (17%) met criteria for…

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Affective Instability in Daily Life Is Predicted by Resting Heart Rate Variability

Affective Instability in Daily Life Is Predicted by Resting Heart Rate Variability

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Peter Koval , Barbara Ogrinz , Peter Kuppens, Omer Van den Bergh, Francis Tuerlinckx, Stefan Sütterlin Published: November 29, 2013 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081536 Abstract Previous research has shown that being affectively unstable is an indicator of several forms of psychological maladjustment. However, little is known about the mechanisms underlying affective instability. Our research aims to examine the possibility that being prone to extreme fluctuations in one’s feelings is related to maladaptive emotion regulation. We investigated this hypothesis…

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Differentiating Psychopathy from General Antisociality Using the P3 as a Psychophysiological Correlate of Attentional Allocation

Differentiating Psychopathy from General Antisociality Using the P3 as a Psychophysiological Correlate of Attentional Allocation

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Inti A. Brazil , Robbert Jan Verkes, Bart H. J. Brouns, Jan K. Buitelaar, Berend H. Bulten, Ellen R. A. de Bruijn Published: November 16, 2012 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0050339 Abstract Recent studies have shown that while psychopathy and non-psychopathic antisociality overlap, they differ in the extent to which cognitive impairments are present. Specifically, psychopathy has been related to abnormal allocation of attention, a function that is traditionally believed to be indexed by event-related potentials (ERPs) of the…

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Food cue-induced craving in individuals with bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder

Food cue-induced craving in individuals with bulimia nervosa and binge-eating disorder

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Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Adrian Meule , Carolyn Küppers, Louisa Harms, Hans-Christoph Friederich, Ulrike Schmidt, Jens Blechert, Timo Brockmeyer Published: September 13, 2018 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0204151 Abstract Individuals with bulimia nervosa (BN) or binge-eating disorder (BED) experience more frequent and intense food cravings than individuals without binge eating. However, it is currently unclear whether they also show larger food cue-induced increases in craving (i.e., food cue reactivity) than those without binge eating, as suggested by conditioning theories of binge eating. A…

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