Belief,quasi-belief,and obsessive-compulsive disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) poses a puzzle about beliefs: Those with OCD experience anxiety and motivation suggesting that they believe something, even though they may profess not to believe that very thing. OCD also poses a puzzle about free will, since persons with OCD often describe their behavior as compelled, though it is unclear how it is compelled. This paper argues that at least some cases of OCD are best described as being driven by “quasi-beliefs” which have some, but not all, of the functional properties of beliefs. (A brief discussion contrasts these quasi-beliefs with the “aliefs” recently posited by Tamar Gendler.) An alternative to the quasi-belief account of OCD is the claim is that OCD can be explained in terms of ordinary beliefs that simply have irrational contents. The paper argues that the quasi-belief account of OCD fits the empirical details of the disorder better than alternative accounts.     

Alief——影响心血管康复的潜在心理状态

心血管康复是涉及医学评价、处方运动、心血管危险因素矫正、教育、咨询和行为干预等的长期综合治疗程序,以改善心血管病的生理和心理状态,减少再次心肌梗死和猝死的危险,控制心血管症状,稳定或逆转动脉硬化过程和改善患者的心理和职业状态。心血管康复干预具体包括药物治疗、行为干预和心理介入等治疗。其中涉及一系列的心理-行为现象及概念。最近,心理医学领域提出了介于信念和想象的状态——Alief,这一具象派状态可以很好地解释与心血管康复相关的一些心理-行为现象,本文就此作一论述。