University of Wisconsin Milwaukee UWM Digital Commons Theses and Dissertations December 2015 Developing Interpretation Training for Modifying Thought-Action-Fusion Associated with Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms Stephan Gordon Siwiec University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Follow this and additional works at: https://dc.uwm.edu/etd Part of the Clinical Psychology Commons Recommended Citation Siwiec, Stephan Gordon, "Developing Interpretation Training for Modifying Thought-Action-Fusion Associated with Obsessive- Compulsive Symptoms" (2015). Theses and Dissertations. 1082. https://dc.uwm.edu/etd/1082 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by UWM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of UWM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. DEVELOPING INTERPRETATION TRAINING FOR MODIFYING THOUGHT-ACTION- FUSION ASSOCIATED WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS by Stephan Siwiec A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Psychology at The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee December 2015 ABSTRACT DEVELOPING INTERPRETATION TRAINING FOR MODIFYING THOUGHT-ACTION- FUSION ASSOCIATED WITH OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE SYMPTOMS by Stephan Siwiec The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2015 Under the Supervision of Professor Han-Joo Lee In obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), obsessions are in part caused by the belief that simply having a thought can increase the chance of an event occurring or represents a person’s morality. This phenomenon is Thought-Action-Fusion (TAF) and is common in OCD. Challenging these beliefs through Interpretation Training (IT) has been used in past research to modify negative interpretations, and lessen the distress and grief associated with them.