Abstract

KAZIMOVA, Kamila Ginyaz gizi. Experimental psychological study of the effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder on students' cognitive activity. Universidad y Sociedad [online]. 2023, vol.15, n.6, pp. 355-360.  Epub Dec 10, 2023. ISSN 2218-3620.

Individuals afflicted by OCD frequently contend with persistent obsessions and compulsions, which can detrimentally affect their ability to maintain focus, accomplish academic assignments, and engage wholeheartedly in educational pursuits. Taking this into account, the objective of this research is to analyze the effect of obsessive-compulsive disorder on the cognitive activity of students. The article classifies the psychological nature of obsessive-compulsive disorder and discusses concepts related to this condition. It was noted that although there are different views among authors about OCD and its effect on cognitive activity, most researchers believe that OCD affects cognitive activity and academic achievements. To verify this, an experimental study was carried out where it was concluded that there is a relationship between "cognitive activity" and obsessions, being significant at the 0.01 level. At the same time, considering that the correlation coefficient is -0.378, it can be said that there is an inverse correlation between these two variables.

Keywords : Obsessive-compulsive disorder; Cognitive activity; Academic activity.