Behavioral and cognitive models—as well as complementary theories such as the inference-based, mood-as-input, and seeking proxies for internal states approaches—have been put forward to explain the development and maintenance of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). Although theory is important to inform the conceptualization and treatment of OCD, experimental research is essential to provide empirical support for these different theoretical approaches. Experiments allow an increased understanding of the mechanisms (e.g., maladaptive beliefs) associated with the etiology and maintenance of OCD symptoms and, in this way, directly contribute to the expansion and creation of cognitive–behavioral treatment strategies. This selective review demonstrates how foundational and sometimes groundbreaking experiments pertaining to core OCD symptoms (i.e., checking/reassurance seeking, obsessions, contamination, and ordering/arranging) have informed the improvement of cognitive–behavior therapy for this debilitating mental illness. The relevance of experiments with both clinical and analog samples is discussed, and recommendations for future experimental work are provided.

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从实验室到诊所（然后再返回）：实验如何为强迫症提供认知行为疗法

已经提出了行为和认知模型以及补充理论，例如基于推理，作为输入的情绪以及寻找内部状态方法的代理，以解释强迫症（OCD）的发展和维持。尽管理论对于OCD的概念化和治疗很重要，但实验研究对于为这些不同的理论方法提供实证支持至关重要。实验使人们对与强迫症症状的病因和维持相关的机制（例如，适应不良的信念）有了更多的了解，并以此方式直接促进了认知行为治疗策略的扩展和创造。这项选择性综述说明了与强迫症核心症状有关的基础性实验（有时甚至是开创性的实验）（即 检查/追索，迷恋，污染和命令/安排）已为这种使人衰弱的精神疾病改善了认知行为疗法。讨论了与临床和模拟样品的实验的相关性，并为以后的实验工作提供了建议。