Individual differences in experiencing intrusive memories: The role of the ability to resist proactive interference

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 189-201

  Verwoerd, Johan ^a   Wessel, Ineke ^a   de Jong, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attentional control; Intrusive memories; PTSD; Resistance to proactive interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRESSION; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849084637     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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