Table 3.
Subjective Accounts for Urge to Perform Habits in OCD Patients and Control Subjects
|
n of Cases |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjective Accounts | OCD | Control | χ2 | p |
| Threat Beliefs (“I thought it could still shock me”) | 9 | 2 | 5.71 | .017 |
| Accidental Slips (“I lost concentration”) | 6 | 3 | 1.22 | .269 |
| Other | 1 | 2 | .355 | .552 |
| NA | 9 | 17 | 5.128 | .024 |
Comments are from all subjects who responded on either pedal (correct or incorrect) or felt an urge to respond when presented with the devalued stimulus in the habit test.
NA, not applicable; OCD, obsessive-compulsive disorder.