Search for dissertations about: "attentional and memory bias"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words attentional and memory bias.

2. 1. Cognitive-behavioral treatment and theory in posttraumatic stress disorder

   Author : Nenad Paunović; Terence Keane; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; acute PTSD; crime victims; prevention; chronic PTSD; refugees; cognitive-behavior therapy; exposure therapy; Stroop task; attentional and memory bias; preattentive bias; face recognition.; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The present dissertation contains four empirical studies. The first two investigated the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral (CBT) treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by randomizing patients to two different groups. The last two are experimental studies that tested parts of the cognitive theory of PTSD. READ MORE

4. 2. Assessment of Function, Structure and Working Memory in Adolescents with a Recent Diagnosis of an Eating Disorder

   Author : Linda Solstrand Dahlberg; Helgi Schiöth; Samantha Brooks; Pleunie Hogenkamp; Lars Nyberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Eating disorders; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; eating disorders not otherwise specified; fmri; Neuroscience; Neurovetenskap;

   Abstract : Body, weight and shape related obsessions and ruminations are characteristic traits of individuals with eating disorders (ED) that are found to predate the onset of the disorder. Individuals with chronic ED display altered neural activation in response to food stimuli, and are reported to have volumetric differences compared to healthy individuals, which is likely an effect of prolonged starvation. READ MORE