Rosmarin et al 2016 "Jews"

Question 1

define scrupulosity

Answer 1

Scrupulosity involves intrusive, blasphemous thoughts and imagery, leading to obsessive fears of punishment, e.g. going to Hell.

Compulsions may involve repetitive prayer, excessive confession and reassurance-seeking from religious authorities, and avoidance of situations that might lead to sinful behavior.

Question 2

Why is scrupulosity reluctant to treatment

Answer 2

It has been suggested that scrupulosity is particularly resistant to treatment due to the way other people in the person’s in-group respond to them; they may be commended for their dedication, thus reinforcing their behavior yet further.

Also, such behaviours may be normalised in the community and not seen as a cause for concern. This may make people less likely to seek help from secular mental health practitioners and fail to engage fully with therapy when they do. The researchers suggest that if there is evidence to support this assertion, then it may be helpful to raise awareness of the condition within the affected communities.

Question 3

my study for:

Answer 3

• Explain one ethical consideration in the study of cultural origins of behaviour and cognition, with reference to one study
• Explain the use of one research method in one study of cultural influences on behaviour and cognition
• Explain one example of a potential influence of culture on behaviour or cognition
• Explain one study of cultural (or social) groups

Question 4

aim

Answer 4

examine whether Orthodox Jewish people recognize scrupulosity as a form of obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 5

hypothesis

Answer 5

since Orthodox Jews value more rigid adherence to the religious texts and rituals than non-Orthodox Jews, they may be less willing to label scrupulosity as a type of OCD or seek help outside of the religious community.

Question 6

participants

Answer 6

70 Orthodox and 23 non-Orthodox Jews

Question 7

procedure

Answer 7

The Jew’s religiosity was assessed using a questionnaire about the frequency of prayer and synagogue attendance

The study was an experiment using an independent samples design (They were randomly alocated to one of the two conditions)

experimental condition - were tasked to read a vignette desciribing a 19 year old man wirh moderate to severve symptoms of OCD of religious nsture - relating to prayer and rituals

control group - read a vignette about a similar character who was obsessed with safety and engaged in compulsive checking

THE IV WAS WHETHER THE SYMPTOMS WERE RELIGIOUS OR NOT

THE DV WERE THE PARTICIPANTS THOUGHTS ABOUT HOW LIKELY IT WAS THAT THE PERSON DESCRIVBED IN THE VIGNETTE STRUGGLED WITH OCD

Question 8

results

Answer 8

cntrary to expectations, the orthodoc jews were equally likely to recognize both the religious and non religious vignettes as ocd

moreover, ort jews were more likely to recommendd treatmen for both scrupulosity and non religious ocd whereas

Question 9

conclusion

Answer 9

as ort jews are more familiar wity the expectations for religious observance they are more likely to recognise absormal or excessive behavious

non-ort jews may also feel concerned with labeling the behaviour as abnormal

Question 10

strengths

Answer 10

• relatively strong internal validity as no significant differences (such as gender, college education or gender) the only difference wwas the degree of religiosity
• to assure the validity of vignetted three orthidix and non orthodox jews were asked to chevk them (They all agreed both charavters fit the criteria for ocd and each case was equally severe)
• 3 rabbis also agreed ze to mindfuckery and its excessive and not in line with jewism

Question 11

limitations

Answer 11

• non orthodoc who grew up othodox excluded so low generalisability
• 2 tiems as many woen so we dont knw how well the men would do