Topics tagged with "Attention"

Attention

How is attention related to PTSD? Attention may be compromised in people with PTSD. Several tasks have been developed to assess attention. The most common task is The Stroop Colour Word Test, which presents colour names printed in an ink congruent to the colour name (e.g. blue), or incongruent to the colour name (e.g. blue). Participants are asked to either read the word or name the ink colour. A Stroop interference index is calculated by subtracting response times in the colour-naming condition from those in the incongruent condition. This serves as a measure of the attentional engagement, with more engagement…

Attention

How is attention relevant in bipolar disorder? Aspects of attention can be affected in bipolar disorder. These include selective attention, which is the ability to focus on relevant stimuli and ignore irrelevant stimuli. Sustained attention is the ability to maintain a consistent focus. Selective and sustained attention involve ‘alerting’ (achieving and maintaining an alert state); ‘orienting’ (directing attention); and ‘executive control’ (choosing suitable responses). Several tasks have been developed to assess attention performance. The most common tasks include the Continuous Performance Test (CPT) that uses both visual and auditory stimuli and requires participants to respond to targets and ignore distractors….

Attention

What is attention in schizophrenia?  Selective attention is the ability to focus on relevant stimuli and ignore irrelevant stimuli. Sustained attention is the ability to maintain a consistent focus. Several tasks have been developed to assess attention performance. Examples include the Continuous Performance Test (CPT), which uses both visual and auditory stimuli and requires participants to respond to targets and ignore distractors. Other examples include the Trail Making Test (TMT), which requires participants to connect, in order, letters and/or numbers as quickly as possible, and the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) that tests the ability to display flexibility during changing…

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