intrusive thoughts

collocation in English

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intrusive
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈtruː.sɪv/us
/ɪnˈtruː.sɪv/
affecting someone in a way that annoys them and makes them ...
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thought
noun[C or U]
uk
/θɔːt/us
/θɑːt/
the act of thinking about or considering something, an idea or opinion, or a set of ideas about a ...
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Expressive writing moderates the relation between intrusive thoughts and depressive symptoms.
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In young children, these intrusive thoughts may be part of repetitive play or trauma-specific reenactment(s) or compulsive rituals.
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A painful death was associated with high levels of anxiety, yearning, and intrusive thoughts in the bereaved partner.
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Scales were selected to measure mood, quality of life, anxiety, avoidant thinking, and intrusive thoughts.
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Obsessive - compulsive disorder consists of repetitive intrusive thoughts (obsessions) or behaviors (compulsions).
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The symptoms fell into three categories; intrusive thoughts and emotions, avoidant behaviour, and failure to adapt to the loss.
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An example is that traumatized people become anxious, hypervigilant for signs of danger, and have their consciousness filled with intrusive thoughts and images of their more frightening scenarios.
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Intrusive phenomena take the form of distressing intrusive thoughts and nightmares or night terrors, dissociative flashback episodes, and psychological distress and physical reactivity on exposure to traumatic reminders.
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In cases of very strong emotions, the individual may be occupied by intrusive thoughts and feelings about the traumatic event, presumably focusing on certain threatening and emotionally provocative details.
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Some people have numerous intrusive thoughts and physical sensations that push them to check with family, friends, and physicians.
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Within and among individuals, the initial obsessions, or intrusive thoughts, vary in their clarity and vividness.
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Some are consumed by irrational fears that they have caused a road accident in their sleep, harmed strangers or have intrusive thoughts.
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One of the most common and powerful symptoms, is the recurrence of random intense memories from the event (intrusive thoughts).
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Exposure and response prevention therapyalso referred to as habituation or desensitizationis useful in treating intrusive thoughts.
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These inhibitors have been found to reduce intrusive thoughts, avoidant behaviors, and hyperarousal that are associated with complicated grief.
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Many people with hypochondriasis experience a cycle of intrusive thoughts followed by compulsive checking, which is very similar to the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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One of these conditions is almost always present in people whose intrusive thoughts reach a clinical level of severity.
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There is evidence of the benefit of acceptance as an alternative to suppression of intrusive thoughts.
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For most people, intrusive thoughts are a fleeting annoyance.
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