Pathways to inflated responsibility beliefs in adolescent obsessive-compulsive disorder: a preliminary investigation

Background: An inflated sense of responsibility is characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). No previous studies have investigated its origins. Five potential pathways to inflated responsibility beliefs have been proposed; these are tested in this study. Method: A novel measure, the Origins Questionnaire for Adolescents (OQA), was developed to assess experiences on these five pathways. Reliability of the OQA was investigated. The experiences on the five pathways to inflated responsibility beliefs of sixteen adolescents with a history of OCD were compared to sixteen adolescents with no history of OCD. Parents also reported on adolescents’ experiences on the five pathways. Results: Inter-rater reliability was high. The internal consistency of the subscales were only partly satisfactory. The groups differed on one pathway; the clinical group reported a higher sense of responsibility for significant incidents with a negative outcome prior to onset of OCD. Conclusions: An inflated sense of responsibility, in combination with the occurrence of specific incidents, might act as a vulnerability factor for development of OCD. Future research should consider how to measure the subtle effects of experiences of responsibility over the course of development

The Faulkner Newsletter Collected Issues

Introductory material to accompany the 1994 publication of The Faulkner Newsletter Collected Issues by Yoknapatawpha Press (ISBN 0916242668). The volume reprinted the first 54 issues of the publication along with an index compiled by the publishers. Includes a Letter from the Publishers , their bios, and an introduction by William Boozer

Ad Astra Through New Haven: Some Biographical Sources of Faulkner\u27s War Fiction

Essay by the late Carvel Collins, presented by Lawrence Well