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View article: People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems
People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems Open
View article: People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems.
People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems. Open
To solve problems, people tend to add new components to them rather than subtract from them. Across eight experimental and naturalistic studies, we examined if more additive (to start something new or do more) than subtractive advice (to s…
View article: People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems.
People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems. Open
To solve problems, people tend to add new components to them rather than subtract from them. Across experimental and naturalistic studies, we examined if more additive (to start something new or do more) than subtractive advice (to stop or…
View article: Pharmacological enhancement of fear extinction
Pharmacological enhancement of fear extinction Open
Pharmacological agents theorized to modulate fear extinction could enhance treatments for anxiety and trauma-related disorders, but fear conditioning and treatment studies testing these agents often yield null or conflicting results. We re…
View article: People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems.
People overlook subtractive solutions to mental health problems. Open
To solve problems, people tend to add new components to them rather than subtract from them. Across experimental and naturalistic studies, we examined if more additive (to start something new or do more) than subtractive advice (to stop or…
View article: Computational modelling reveals slower safety learning and threat extinction are associated with higher anxiety severity in remote fear conditioning
Computational modelling reveals slower safety learning and threat extinction are associated with higher anxiety severity in remote fear conditioning Open
Anxiety disorders are are chronic, pervasive, and debilitating; characterised by a persistent or exaggerated response to distal or abstract threats. Impaired threat discrimination (distinguishing safe from threatening stimuli) and impaired…
View article: Overgeneralization as a predictor of the course of depression over time: The role of negative overgeneralization to the self, negative overgeneralization across situations, and overgeneral autobiographical memory
Overgeneralization as a predictor of the course of depression over time: The role of negative overgeneralization to the self, negative overgeneralization across situations, and overgeneral autobiographical memory Open
Background. Depression is characterized by different forms of overgeneralization that are all assumed to play a causal role in the development and course of depression. Methods. We examined, in a community sample of over 625 individuals, w…
View article: Self-report measures of fear learning and extinction and their association with internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy outcome
Self-report measures of fear learning and extinction and their association with internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy outcome Open
Despite the widespread use of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), only about half of patients respond favourably. Understanding whether relevant psychological processes are associated with treatment response could help identify patients a…
View article: Transdiagnostic and transtherapeutic strategies for optimising autobiographical memory
Transdiagnostic and transtherapeutic strategies for optimising autobiographical memory Open
Our memories for past personally experienced autobiographical events play an important role in therapy, irrespective of presenting issue, diagnoses or therapeutic modality. Here, we summarise evidence for how autobiographical memory abilit…
View article: Generalization Between Perceptually Similar Stimuli Is Associated With Improvement in Social Anxiety Following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
Generalization Between Perceptually Similar Stimuli Is Associated With Improvement in Social Anxiety Following Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Open
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders requires that people learn to inhibit their fear during exposure to stimuli that no longer pose a threat. We investigate whether individual differences in this inhibitory learning ab…
View article: Faculty members’ perceptions and students’ experiences of research-based curricula: a multiple case study of four undergraduate programmes
Faculty members’ perceptions and students’ experiences of research-based curricula: a multiple case study of four undergraduate programmes Open
The implementation of a research-based curriculum that enables students to develop essential capabilities for this complex world is challenging. There is limited understanding of the implementation of a research-based curriculum in a whole…
View article: The role of consciousness in threat extinction learning
The role of consciousness in threat extinction learning Open
Extinction learning is regarded as a core mechanism underlying exposure therapy. The extent to which learned threats can be extinguished without conscious awareness is a controversial and on-going debate. We investigated whether implicit v…
View article: Social operant conditioning of autobiographical memory sharing
Social operant conditioning of autobiographical memory sharing Open
The memories for past autobiographical experiences that we share can influence relationship formation and consolidation with important implications for our mental health. However, little is known about how people's responses to our memorie…
View article: Overgeneralization as a Predictor of the Course of Depression Over Time: The Role of Negative Overgeneralization to the Self, Negative Overgeneralization Across Situations, and Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory
Overgeneralization as a Predictor of the Course of Depression Over Time: The Role of Negative Overgeneralization to the Self, Negative Overgeneralization Across Situations, and Overgeneral Autobiographical Memory Open
Background Depression is characterized by different forms of overgeneralization that are all assumed to play a causal role in the development and course of depression. Methods We examined, in a community sample of over 625 individuals, whe…
View article: Exposure to trauma is not associated with autobiographical memory impairments within Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Exposure to trauma is not associated with autobiographical memory impairments within Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Open
Objectives. To examine whether individuals with probable Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) diagnoses exhibit reduced autobiographical memory specificity (rAMS) compared to diagnoses-free controls. Additionally, to investigate the role of…
View article: Autobiographical memory and psychopathology: Is memory specificity as important as we make it seem?
Autobiographical memory and psychopathology: Is memory specificity as important as we make it seem? Open
Several decades of research have established reduced autobiographical memory specificity, or overgeneral memory, as an important cognitive factor associated with the risk for and maintenance of a range of psychiatric diagnoses. In measurin…
View article: Introducing the Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app and web portal for the remote delivery of fear conditioning experiments
Introducing the Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app and web portal for the remote delivery of fear conditioning experiments Open
View article: Reduced specificity and increased overgenerality of autobiographical memory persist as cognitive vulnerabilities in remitted major depression: A meta‐analysis
Reduced specificity and increased overgenerality of autobiographical memory persist as cognitive vulnerabilities in remitted major depression: A meta‐analysis Open
Difficulty in accessing specific memories, referred to as reduced memory specificity or overgeneral memory (OGM), has been established as a marker of clinical depression. However, it is not clear if this deficit persists following the remi…
View article: Detail, Valence, and Gender of Shared Memories Influences Social Support and Liking
Detail, Valence, and Gender of Shared Memories Influences Social Support and Liking Open
The sharing of autobiographical memories (AM) serves vital social functions such as eliciting social support from others. The current study investigated the contribution of different properties of shared memories (emotional valence, detail…
View article: The sharing of autobiographical memories elicits social support.
The sharing of autobiographical memories elicits social support. Open
We examine whether and how the autobiographical memories that we share can influence the social support that people offer us. Study 1 examined whether sharing specific (e.g., I was upset when reading my expartner's email last Friday) versu…
View article: The Role of Transdiagnostic Variables within Gender Differences in Adolescents’ Self Reports of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts
The Role of Transdiagnostic Variables within Gender Differences in Adolescents’ Self Reports of Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts Open
In adolescent girls, less frequently evaluated transdiagnostic variables may have an important impact on suicidal ideation. However, depression symptoms, and not these transdiagnostic variables, seem to be the greatest contributor to attem…
View article: The Impact of Interpretation Biases on Psychological Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Prospective Study
The Impact of Interpretation Biases on Psychological Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic: a Prospective Study Open
View article: The sharing of autobiographical memories elicits social support
The sharing of autobiographical memories elicits social support Open
This project encompasses three studies that explore the association between autobiographical memory sharing and social support. We include data, scripts and materials for all studies and in addition, study 3 is pre-registered.
View article: Evidence for distinct genetic and environmental influences on fear acquisition and extinction
Evidence for distinct genetic and environmental influences on fear acquisition and extinction Open
Background Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent with an early age of onset. Understanding the aetiology of disorder emergence and recovery is important for establishing preventative measures and optimising treatment. Experimental approac…
View article: Reduced Specificity and Increased Overgenerality of Autobiographical Memory Persist as Cognitive Vulnerabilities in Remitted Major Depression: A Meta-Analysis
Reduced Specificity and Increased Overgenerality of Autobiographical Memory Persist as Cognitive Vulnerabilities in Remitted Major Depression: A Meta-Analysis Open
Difficulty in accessing specific memories, referred to as reduced memory specificity or overgeneral memory, has been established as a marker of clinical depression. However, it is not clear if this deficit persists following the remission …
View article: Introducing the Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app and web portal for the remote delivery of fear conditioning experiments
Introducing the Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app and web portal for the remote delivery of fear conditioning experiments Open
Experimental paradigms measuring key psychological constructs can enhance our understanding of mechanisms underlying human psychological well-being and mental health. Delivering such paradigms remotely affords opportunities to reach larger…
View article: Introducing the Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app and web portal for the remote delivery of fear conditioning experiments
Introducing the Fear Learning and Anxiety Response (FLARe) app and web portal for the remote delivery of fear conditioning experiments Open
Experimental paradigms measuring key psychological constructs can enhance our understanding of mechanisms underlying human psychological well-being and mental health. Delivering such paradigms remotely affords opportunities to reach larger…
View article: Large‐scale remote fear conditioning: Demonstration of associations with anxiety using the FLARe smartphone app
Large‐scale remote fear conditioning: Demonstration of associations with anxiety using the FLARe smartphone app Open
The current study demonstrates that remote fear conditioning can be used to detect differences between groups of anxious and nonanxious individuals, which appear to be consistent with previous meta-analyses including in-person studies.
View article: Autobiographical Memory Impairments as a Transdiagnostic Feature of Mental Illness: A meta-analytic review of investigations into autobiographical memory specificity and overgenerality amongst people with psychiatric diagnoses
Autobiographical Memory Impairments as a Transdiagnostic Feature of Mental Illness: A meta-analytic review of investigations into autobiographical memory specificity and overgenerality amongst people with psychiatric diagnoses Open
Decades of research has examined the difficulty that people with psychiatric diagnoses, such as Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, have in recalling specific autobiographical mem…
View article: Evidence for distinct genetic and environmental influences on fear acquisition and extinction
Evidence for distinct genetic and environmental influences on fear acquisition and extinction Open
Background Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent with an early age of onset. Understanding the aetiology of disorder emergence and recovery is important for establishing preventative measures and optimising treatment. Experimental approac…