1Director, Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra-282002
2Research Officer, Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra-282002
3Senior Clinical Psychologist, Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra-282002
*Corresponding Author: Dr Sandhya Mohanti Institute of Mental Health and Hospital, Agra Email: mohanty.imhh@gmail.com
Online published on 15 March, 2019.
Persons with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder are known to have difficulties in regulating their emotions, and primarily use suppression strategies. Obsessions create negative affect in afflicted individuals. Gratz & Roemer (2004) developed comprehensive conceptualization of emotional dysregulation. In this study, we aimed at exploring associations between Positive and Negative Affect and Emotional Dysregulation in persons with OCD. Sample consisted of 30 persons with OCD diagnosed as per ICD-10. Positive and Negative Affect Scale (Watson, Clark and Tellegen, 1988) and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (Gratz & Roemer, 2004) were used to measure affect and emotion dysregulation. The results revealed that none of the dimensions of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale was associated with Positive Affect, but Negative Affect was also significantly associated. The implications for management of negative affect in persons with OCD is implicated.
Affect regulation, O C D, Psychotherapy, Positive Negative Affect, Emotional Regulation
