Does post-event cognitive load undermine thought suppression and increase intrusive memories after exposure to an analogue stressor?

Memory

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 245-255

  Nixon, Reginald D V ^a   Cain, Neralie ^a   Nehmy, Thomas ^a   Seymour, Melanie ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive processing; Intrusions; Memory; Thought suppression; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; MONITORING; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; STUDENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC, ACUTE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249108747     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210802592353     Document Type: Article

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