14. Scrupulosity, sexual ruminations and cleaning in Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder
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Habibollah Ghassemzadeh
Abstract
A major goal of this chapter is an exploration of the nature of taboo and the concept of scrupulosity as appear in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There are many religious unacceptable thoughts and taboos, which show themselves in the forms of doubts, blasphemies, and moral transgressions with sexual nature. Sexual obsessions and ruminations with different forms and contents are one of the main sources of distress in OCD patients. In many cultures washing and cleaning has been advised to get rid of such distresses. One important aspect of washing in OCD is the fact that cleaning does not necessarily take place because of physical contaminations, as most often the individual is aware that his/her acts are excessive and senseless. As a conclusion, it has been emphasized that many aspects of obsessive-compulsive pattern of behavior have been shaped in the evolutionary history of mankind. Although these aspects might be considered as “pathological” today, they have probably had an adaptive function in the past.
Abstract
A major goal of this chapter is an exploration of the nature of taboo and the concept of scrupulosity as appear in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). There are many religious unacceptable thoughts and taboos, which show themselves in the forms of doubts, blasphemies, and moral transgressions with sexual nature. Sexual obsessions and ruminations with different forms and contents are one of the main sources of distress in OCD patients. In many cultures washing and cleaning has been advised to get rid of such distresses. One important aspect of washing in OCD is the fact that cleaning does not necessarily take place because of physical contaminations, as most often the individual is aware that his/her acts are excessive and senseless. As a conclusion, it has been emphasized that many aspects of obsessive-compulsive pattern of behavior have been shaped in the evolutionary history of mankind. Although these aspects might be considered as “pathological” today, they have probably had an adaptive function in the past.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Foreword V
- Table of contents IX
- List of contributing Authors XI
- Introduction 1
- 1. Lexicon, discourse and cognition: terminological delimitations in the conceptualizations of linguistic taboo 13
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Part I: Construal
- 2. The axiological and communicative potential of homosexual-related metaphors 35
- 3. Metonymy-based euphemisms in war-related speeches by George W. Bush and Barack Obama 55
- 4. Ambiguity and vagueness as cognitive tools for euphemistic and politically correct speech 79
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Part II: Cultural Conceptualization
- 5. Old age revolution in Australian English: Rethinking a taboo concept 99
- 6. Taboo subjects as insult intensifiers in Egyptian Arabic 117
- 7. Emotion concepts in context: Figurative conceptualizations of hayâ ‘self-restraint’ in Persian 141
- 8. A Cognitive Linguistics approach to menstruation as a taboo in Gĩkũyũ 161
- 9. The socio-cognitive aspects of taboo in two cultures: A case study on Polish and British English 179
- 10. The influence of conceptual differences on processing taboo metaphors in the foreign language 201
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Part III: Cognitive Sociolinguistics
- 11. Why do the Dutch swear with diseases? 225
- 12. Calling things by their name: Exploring the social meanings in the preference for sexual (in)direct construals 245
- 13. The perception of the expression of taboos: a sociolinguistic study 269
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Part IV: Interdisciplinary Approaches
- 14. Scrupulosity, sexual ruminations and cleaning in Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder 293
- 15. Swearing as emotion acts 311
- Index 329
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Foreword V
- Table of contents IX
- List of contributing Authors XI
- Introduction 1
- 1. Lexicon, discourse and cognition: terminological delimitations in the conceptualizations of linguistic taboo 13
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Part I: Construal
- 2. The axiological and communicative potential of homosexual-related metaphors 35
- 3. Metonymy-based euphemisms in war-related speeches by George W. Bush and Barack Obama 55
- 4. Ambiguity and vagueness as cognitive tools for euphemistic and politically correct speech 79
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Part II: Cultural Conceptualization
- 5. Old age revolution in Australian English: Rethinking a taboo concept 99
- 6. Taboo subjects as insult intensifiers in Egyptian Arabic 117
- 7. Emotion concepts in context: Figurative conceptualizations of hayâ ‘self-restraint’ in Persian 141
- 8. A Cognitive Linguistics approach to menstruation as a taboo in Gĩkũyũ 161
- 9. The socio-cognitive aspects of taboo in two cultures: A case study on Polish and British English 179
- 10. The influence of conceptual differences on processing taboo metaphors in the foreign language 201
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Part III: Cognitive Sociolinguistics
- 11. Why do the Dutch swear with diseases? 225
- 12. Calling things by their name: Exploring the social meanings in the preference for sexual (in)direct construals 245
- 13. The perception of the expression of taboos: a sociolinguistic study 269
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Part IV: Interdisciplinary Approaches
- 14. Scrupulosity, sexual ruminations and cleaning in Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder 293
- 15. Swearing as emotion acts 311
- Index 329
