Reducing involuntary memory by interfering consolidation of stressful auditory information: A pilot study
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Background and objectives Intrusive emotional memories were induced by aversive auditory stimuli and modulated with cognitive tasks performed post-encoding (i.e., during consolidation).Method A between-subjects design was used with four conditions; three consolidation-interference tasks (a visuospatial and two verbal interference tasks) and a no-task control condition. Forty-one participants listened to a soundtrack depicting traumatic scenes (e.g., police brutality, torture and rape). Immediately after listening to the soundtrack, the subjects completed a randomly assigned task for 10 min. Intrusions from the soundtrack were reported in a diary during the following seven-day period.Results In line with a modality-specific approach to intrusion modulation, auditory intrusions were reduced by verbal tasks compared to both a no-task and a visuospatial interference task..Limitations The study did not control for individual differences in imagery ability which may be a feature in intrusion development.Conclusions The results provide an increased understanding of how intrusive mental images can be modulated which may have implications for preventive treatment..
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Individuals in the two verbal groups reported fewer auditory intrusive memories in the subsequent week compared with visuospatial and no-task groups.
“individuals in the two verbal groups reported fewer auditory intrusive memories in the subsequent week compared with visuospatial and no-task groups.”
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- Authors
- Tabrizi, F., & Jansson, B.
- Affiliations
- Mid Sweden University (SE)
- Corresponding author
- Jansson, Billy
- Venue
- Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2016-03
- Volume
- 50
- Pages
- 238-244
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory Processes and Influences
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research
- Keywords
- intrusive memories, involuntary memory, memory consolidation, emotional memory, traumatic memory, auditory stimuli, imagery ability, injury prevention
- MeSH terms
- Acoustic Stimulation, Emotions, Female, Humans, Imagination, Male, Memory, Pilot Projects, Stress, Psychological, Young Adult
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