Investigating the effectiveness of brief cognitive reappraisal training to reduce fear in adolescents
| Autor: | Myra Cooper, Miriam J. J. Lommen, Kathrin Cohen Kadosh, Jennifer Y. F. Lau, Tim Shore |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Reflex Startle Adolescent Personality Inventory Conditioning Classical Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Stimulus (physiology) Fear-potentiated startle 050105 experimental psychology Extinction Psychological Developmental psychology Cognitive reappraisal 03 medical and health sciences Cognition 0302 clinical medicine Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Developmental and Educational Psychology Humans Adolescent anxiety 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Fear conditioning Child Fearful expression 05 social sciences Fear Extinction (psychology) Facial Expression Adolescent Behavior Female Psychology Photic Stimulation 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive appraisal |
| Zdroj: | Cognition and Emotion. 31:806-815 |
| ISSN: | 1464-0600 0269-9931 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02699931.2016.1159542 |
| Popis: | As adolescent anxiety is common and costly, identifying effective strategies to reduce symptoms is a priority. This study tested whether adolescents could learn to use cognitive reappraisal strategies to attenuate fear during extinction learning. Fifty-seven participants (12-15 years) viewed images of two neutral faces, one which was paired with a fearful expression and shrieking scream (conditioned threat stimulus) and the other that was never paired with the aversive outcome (conditioned safety stimulus) during fear acquisition. Before extinction, participants either received cognitive appraisal training, which explored alternative, benign meanings associated with the scream or a control activity. Self-reported fear ratings in the cognitive reappraisal group were significantly lower to both the conditioned threat and safety stimuli after extinction than the control group. These findings did not characterise fear-potentiated startle data. Potential reasons for the lack of consistency between measures are considered. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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