Cognitive control and suppression of memories of an emotional film

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Wessel, Ineke ^a   Huntjens, Rafaële J C ^a   Verwoerd, Johan R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Circadian rhythms; Cognitive control; Inhibition; Intrusive memories; Think no think task; Thought suppression; Trauma film paradigm; Working memory capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING; TIME; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COGNITION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MOTION PICTURES AS TOPIC; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349088506     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.10.005     Document Type: Article

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