Topics tagged with "Memory"

Depression

Negative thoughts and mood

What are negative thoughts and mood in PTSD? For a diagnosis of PTSD, there needs to be at least two “negative alterations in cognitions and mood”. These include negative thoughts or feelings that began or worsened after the trauma, an inability to recall key features of the trauma, overly negative thoughts and assumptions about oneself or the world, exaggerated blame of self or others for causing the trauma, negative affect (e.g., fear, horror, anger, guilt, or shame), decreased interest in activities, feeling isolated, and difficulty experiencing positive affect. What is the evidence for negative thoughts and mood in PTSD? Moderate…

Memory

What is memory in PTSD? Memory involves encoding, storage and retrieval of information. Short-term memory is the ability to remember information after several seconds or minutes; and long-term memory is the ability to remember information over a longer duration. Semantic memory is memory for general facts, episodic memory is memory for personal events, prospective memory is memory for future actions, and retrospective memory is memory for past events. Working memory involves information being temporarily held as well as manipulated. What is the evidence for memory in PTSD? Moderate quality evidence finds small to medium-sized effects of poorer memory in people…
Intrusions in PTSD

Intrusions

What are intrusion symptoms in PTSD? Intrusions are core symptoms of PTSD, with at least one intrusion symptom being required for a diagnosis. Intrusion symptoms include unwanted and upsetting memories, nightmares, flashbacks, and emotional distress and/or physical reactivity after exposure to reminders. What is the evidence for intrusions in people with PTSD? Moderate to low quality evidence finds five clusters of intrusion symptoms; distressing memories, distressing dreams, flashbacks, emotional cue distress, and physiological cue reactivity. Items relating to distressing memories Disturbing memories kept coming into my mind. I found myself remembering bad things that happened to me. Upsetting thoughts kept…

Memory

What is memory in bipolar disorder? Memory involves encoding, storage and retrieval of information. Short-term memory is the ability to remember information after several seconds or minutes; and long-term memory is the ability to remember information over a longer duration. Working memory involves information being temporarily held as well as manipulated. Semantic memory is memory for general facts, episodic memory is memory for personal events, prospective memory is memory for future actions, and retrospective memory is memory for past events. Most memory tasks assess retrospective memory by measuring recall and recognition. What is the evidence regarding memory in people with…

Memory

What is memory in schizophrenia?  Memory involves encoding, storage and retrieval of information. Short-term memory is the ability to remember information after several seconds or minutes and long-term memory is the ability to remember information over a longer duration. Working memory involves information being temporarily held as well as manipulated. Episodic memory is long-term memory for autobiographical events. Semantic memory involves memory for general facts, prospective memory involves memory for future actions, and retrospective memory is memory for past events. What is the evidence for memory? Compared to controls, moderate to high quality evidence found medium to large effects of…

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