Mrozowicz, M.
Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University; Cracow, Poland
Difficulties in the inhibition of irrelevant information or reaction are supposed to be an important aspect of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Moreover, OCD subjects' cognitive deficits observed in several studies may be accounted for by non-effective attentional resource allocation (especially a tendency to monitor one’s cognitive processes). The aim of the present study was to explore the relation between cognitive inhibition and the intensity of OCD symptoms in a subclinical group. Participants were administered with the Vancouver Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (VOCI) and a battery of tasks measuring inhibitory processes (based on Stroop, Go/No Go, Stop Signal and Navon tasks). The tendency to focus on internal processes was assessed with the Cognitive-Self Consciousness Scale (CSC). The intensity of depressive symptoms (BDI), state and trait anxiety (STAI) were controlled as well. It is expected that measures of inhibition would negatively correlate with VOCI, CSC and STAI scores. Positive correlations between self-reported measures of OCD symptoms, the Cognitive Self-Consciousness Scale and anxiety scale scores are also expected. The data is currently under analysis.