Thought suppression / Eric Rassin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rassin, Eric, 1969-

Series:

BRAT series in clinical psychology.

BRAT series in clinical psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thought and thinking.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Is it possible to ban unwanted thoughts from consciousness? According to the literature on thought suppression, the answer is no. In the 1980's, Wegner and colleges demonstrated that the average person cannot prevent a trivial thought like that of a polar bear from entering consciousness approximately seven times in a five minute period. This experimental finding was followed by a substantial number of replications. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the thought suppression literature. First, similarities and differences between suppression, repression, and dissociation are discussed.

Contents:

front cover; copyright; table of contents; front matter; Preface; Introduction; body; 1. The Thought Suppression Paradigm; 2. Suppression, Repression, and Dissociation; 3. Measuring Intrusions and Suppression; 4. Possible Research Artefacts; 5. Individual Differences and Successful Suppression; 6. Thought Suppression and Obsession; 7. Thought Suppression and Trauma; 8. Thought Suppression and Miscellaneous Targets; 9. Conclusion; back matter; References; index; Author index; Subject index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

1-280-63299-2

9786610632992

0-08-046118-2

OCLC:

475999379