Title: Rigidity (psychology) - Wikipedia
Headings: Rigidity (psychology)
Rigidity (psychology)
Contents
Background
Mental set
Behavioral sets
Origins and anthropology
Causes
Stages
Traits
Accompanying externalizing behaviors
Accompanying internalizing behaviors
Manifestations of rigidity
Associated conditions
Cognitive closure
Autism spectrum disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Scrupulosity
Effects
Ethnocentrism
Cultural and religious use
Strategies for overcoming rigidity
Consequences of unfulfillment
References
See also

Content: This is one example of how rigidity does not show up as a single trait, but comes with a number of related traits. Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Scrupulosity
Effects
Ethnocentrism
M. Rokeach tested for ethnocentrism's relatedness to mental rigidity by using the California Ethnocentrism Scale (when measuring American college students' views) and the California Attitude Scale (when measuring children's views) before they were given what is called by cognitive scientists "the water jar problem." This problem teaches students a set pattern for how to solve each one. Those that scored higher in ethnocentrism also showed attributes of rigidity such as persistence of mental sets and more complicated thought processes. Cultural and religious use

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Strategies for overcoming rigidity
Consequences of unfulfillment
If a person with cognitive rigidity does not fulfill their rigidly held expectations, the following could occur: Agitation
Aggression
Self-injurious behavior
Depression
Anxiety
Suicidality
These are clearly maladaptive, and so there must be other ways to overcome it. References
^ Aquilar, Francesco; Galluccio, Mauro (2007).