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Ocd article:The obsessional thought can sometimes be one of "depersonalization". The person is troubled by the thought that he has lost his personality, that in some sense he is not "himself".Does that mean:a) a person who has OCD, it can get a sense of depersonalization because of intrusive thoughtsb) the intrusive thoughts can be a symptom of depersonalization?Help, i have a exam tomorrow.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

I'd definitely go with b).

Did you write these two options?

I'm not any kind of authority on this. I'm just trying to interpret the words.

It doesn't seem like "depersonalization" is viewed as a condition.

I read it as an attempt to categorize one particular sort of obsessional thought.

The OCD victim has all kinds of "obsessional thoughts."
One of these is that he has lost his personality.

There may well be other obsessional thoughts which have pushed him to this conclusion. This would be your A) choice.
But this is NOT what your excerpt says specifically, in my opinion. It may, however, appear elsewhere in the article.

Vb5 · Answer

Are You sure?

I'm on another forum got an answer that it means the person because of intrusive thoughts can get a sense of depersonalization.
Jesus, now I really have no idea what the real answer: (

Are you quite sure of your answer?

Vb5 · Answer

Yes, I've written these two opinions.
It was not offered in the text

Thanx for answer.

Avangi · Answer

vb5Yes, I've written these two opinions.
It was not offered in the text

This makes a big difference. I thought you had to choose one or the other in respose to some kind of quiz written by a teacher.

I really don't like either one! I read the first one, and said "this is definitely not it."
The more I studied the second one the less I liked it.

Let me think some more.

Vb5 · Answer

AvangiI'd definitely go with b).Did you write these two options?I'm not any kind of authority on this. I'm just trying to interpret the words.It doesn't seem like "depersonalization" is viewed as a condition.I read it as an attempt to categorize one particular sort of obsessional thought.The OCD victim has all kinds of "obsessional thoughts."One of these is that he has lost his personality.There may well be other obsessional thoughts which have pushed him to this conclusion. This would be your A) choice.But this is NOT what your excerpt says specifically, in my opinion. It may, however, appear elsewhere in the article.

Thank you for your answer.

Vb5 · Answer

Avangi
vb5Yes, I've written these two opinions.It was not offered in the text
This makes a big difference. I thought you had to choose one or the other in respose to some kind of quiz written by a teacher.I really don't like either one! I read the first one, and said "this is definitely not it."The more I studied the second one the less I liked it.Let me think some more.

feel free to think a little more. Thanx.

Avangi · Answer

vb5The obsessional thought can sometimes be one of "depersonalization". The person is troubled by the thought that he has lost his personality, that in some sense he is not "himself".

This whole excerpt simply describes one particular type of obsessional thought. (My trip to wiki confirms that there are many other types of obsessional thoughts.)

The excerpt doesn't address whether or not this thought gives rise to other types of obsessional thoughts, or whether or not this thought was generated by other types of obsessional thoughts.
Common sense says that both are true.

There may be something elsewhere in your article that answers your a)/b) question. But not the senteneces you quoted, in my opinion.

Vb5 · Answer

Avangi
vb5The obsessional thought can sometimes be one of "depersonalization". The person is troubled by the thought that he has lost his personality, that in some sense he is not "himself".
This whole excerpt simply describes one particular type of obsessional thought. (My trip to wiki confirms that there are many other types of obsessional thoughts.)The excerpt doesn't address whether or not this thought gives rise to other types of obsessional thoughts, or whether or not this thought was generated by other types of obsessional thoughts.Common sense says that both are true.There may be something elsewhere in your article that answers your a)/b) question. But not the senteneces you quoted, in my opinion.

I understand this now. This is just type of obsession.
It is certainly this.

Thanks again for your efforts.

Avangi · Answer

vb5Does that mean:
a) a person who has OCD, it can get a sense of depersonalization because of intrusive thoughts
b) the intrusive thoughts can be a symptom of depersonalization?

So the victim has a whole bunch of obsessional thoughts. At least one of them may concern the possible loss of his personality.

If b) is true, you're saying that all of the other obsessional thoughts are related to, or are being caused by, the "depersonalization" thought. That all of his other obsessions are "present" because of the d-thought.
This can't be true. "The obsessional thought can sometimes be etc." This is a very weak statement if it's meant to describe the root of all problems.

a) may be true to some extent, but your excerpt doesn't say so. Of course it's possible that the d-thought is caused by certain other obsessional thoughts. My guess is that it's even likely.
But that's not what your sentences mean. (since you asked!)

Best of luck on your exam! [Y] - A.

Vb5 · Answer

Here is the link of the whole article:

http://books.google.com/books?id=mOH0L6NYg6kC&pg=PA94#v=onepage&q&f=false

Perhaps, the whole article is easier to understand.

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