The Study of Memory and Memory Confidence in Obsessive- Compulsive Checkers and Individuals with Obsessive- Compulsive Personality Disorder

The objective of this research was to study personal memory and confidence in memory in individuals with OCD-checker type and obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), and to compare these groups with OCD-washer type and normal controls. For this purpose four groups of subjects (OCD-checker type. OCD-washertype, OCPD and normal control) were selected and were matched in demographic characteristics. The subjects level of anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms were assessed using Beck anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Maudsly obsessive-compulsive Inventory (MOCI) and who received high scores on BAI were excluded from the study. Then the clinical subjects were interviewed using DSMIV criteria for OCD and OCPD to confirmation of diagnosis (originally, the subjects have been referred from psychiatric offices). The subjectsmemory were assessed via two computerized lists of words (recalling list and recognition / confidence list). The finding showed that the groups didn’t differ significantly in their personal memory. The OCD checker type and OCPD groups showed low confidence in their memory. It can be said there is a relation between the OCD-checker type and OCPD. Further research need to exploration of this relation.