... Cognitive Approaches to Obsessions and Compulsions - Theory, Assessment, and Treatment Copyright © 200 2 by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved. ISBN: 0-0 8-0 43410-X ... survival and ability to adapt to changing environmental demands requires that we willfully and consciously direct attention toward critical internal or external stimuli and accurately appraise and ... Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA Department of Psychology, University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology: Social and Health Sciences,...