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ArticleJournal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders2018

Effects of exposure to erotica on disgust: A preliminary test among contamination-fearful individuals.

Kelly A Knowles, Andrew J Tomarken, Bunmi O Olatunji

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Article in Journal of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Kelly A KnowlesVanderbilt University, Department of Psychology, 312 Wilson Hall, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Andrew J TomarkenVanderbilt University, Department of Psychology, 312 Wilson Hall, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.
Bunmi O OlatunjiVanderbilt University, Department of Psychology, 312 Wilson Hall, Nashville, TN 37240, USA.

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LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT OF NORMAL AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIORT32MH018921 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI HUMPHREYS, KATHRYN LEIGH · 1989 to 2024
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NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH018921
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disgust has been implicated in the fear of contamination that is commonly observed in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). However, basic and treatment-oriented research has shown that disgust is resistant to extinction among those with a fear of contamination. Consequently, there is growing interest in discovering novel approaches to targeting heightened disgust responding among those with OCD. Recent experimental research suggests that sexual arousal may inhibit disgust responding. Accordingly, the present study examines the effects of exposure to erotica on verbal reports of disgust and behavioral avoidance in a contamination-fearful sample of adults. Participants viewed sexually arousing, positively arousing, or neutral films and participated in a series of sexually relevant and non-sexually relevant behavioral approach tasks. Participants also gave ratings of disgust before and after completing each behavioral task. Although no group differences were observed for the number of steps completed on the behavioral approach tasks, those who viewed sexually arousing films reported significantly less change in disgust throughout the behavioral approach task compared to those who viewed positively arousing and neutral films. The potential clinical implications of the effects of sexual arousal on disgust responding in contamination-based OCD are discussed.

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DisgustObsessive-compulsive disorderSexual arousal

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PMID39399740
PMCPMC11469637

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