Comparison of Metacognitive Beliefs and Measures of Executive Functions in Individuals with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Depression with Normal Individuals

This study was carried out with the purpose of determining theextent of differences in metacognitive beliefs and scales of executivefunctions in people with OCD and depression with normal people.The study population consists of patients with OCD, depression andnormal people. Due to non-interference of the researcher in thevariables, the method of this study is causal-comparative. Thesample of the study consists of 90 subjects with OCD, depressionand normal individuals (each group 30 people) selected bypurposive sampling method. The tools used in the study includeBeck's Depression Inventory (BDI), distress tolerance, Maudsley'sObsessive-Compulsive Inventory (MOCI) and the Wisconsin test.Data analysis was carried out using analysis of variance and posthoc tests. The result of variance analysis showed that there is asignificant difference among groups in metacognitive beliefs andexecutive functions aspects (p<0.001). Due to the differencesbetween people suffering from OCD and depression with ordinarypeople in metacognitive beliefs and executive functions, it isnecessary to pay enough attention to weaknesses of these variablesin these people while treating them.

Keywords:

Obsessive-compulsive disorder , Depression , Metacognitive beliefs , Executive functions