comparison between net reaction time span, short term spatial memory and cognitive inhibition in those suffering from compulsion and obsession

The research purpose is to compare the net reaction time span, short time spatial memory and cognitive inhibition in those suffering from compulsion and obsession with normal individuals. Accordingly, two twenty-five-member groups which had been matched were tested. The results of the data analysis indicated that two groups differed in the net reaction time span, short time spatial memory and cognitive inhibition. Additionally, there was the possibility to predict net reaction time span by depression and the short time spatial memory by the symptoms of obsession and compulsion in OCD group.