The accuracy of self-monitoring and its relationship to self-focused attention in dysphoria and clinical depression

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 116, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-15

  Dunn, Barnaby D ^a   Dalgleish, Tim ^a   Lawrence, Andrew D ^a   Ogilvie, Alan D ^b  

^a MRC COGNITION AND BRAIN SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias; Depression; Depressive realism; Performance judgment; Self focused attention; Self judgment bias; Self monitoring; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DYSPHORIA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; REVIEW; SELF MONITORING;

EID: 33847301941     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.116.1.1     Document Type: Review

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