Irrational Beliefs and Their Relationship to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in a Sample of Patients with Heart Disease- A Field Study at the 240-Bed Mixed Hospital in Laghouat

Abstract

This study investigated the relationship between irrational beliefs and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and examined whether statistically significant differences in these variables existed based on gender among a sample of heart patients. The study employed two specialized measurement tools- one for irrational beliefs and another for OCD- administered to a random sample of 30 individuals from the target population. A descriptive correlational research design was utilized, given its suitability for the study's objectives. Statistical analysis using SPSS revealed several key findings: a strong positive correlation exists between irrational beliefs and OCD in heart patients; both irrational beliefs and OCD are prevalent at high levels within this patient group; and crucially, no statistically significant gender-based differences (at the p ≤ 0.05 level) were found in either irrational beliefs or OCD among the sample of heart patients.