Abstract
An experiment was conducted to investigate whether deliberate attempts to avoid a thought content have paradoxical effects. Twenty-four Ss received thought suppression instructions, 16 neutral instructions. Thought suppression resulted in an increased number of occurrences of the thought to be suppressed. The contribution of the results to the theory of obsessions is discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 251-258 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Behavioural Psychotherapy |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Dec 1990 |
| Externally published | Yes |
