Effects of a best-possible-self mental imagery exercise on mood and dysfunctional attitudes

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 215, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 105-110

  Renner, Fritz ^a   Schwarz, Patrick ^a   Peters, Madelon L ^a   Huibers, Marcus J H ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Best possible self; Dysfunctional cognitions; Mental imagery; Mood induction; Positive and negative affect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEST POSSIBLE SELF MENTAL IMAGERY EXERCISE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OPTIMISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

BEST POSSIBLE SELF; DYSFUNCTIONAL COGNITIONS; MENTAL IMAGERY; MOOD INDUCTION; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); MALE; PERSONALITY; SELF CONCEPT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892845594     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.10.033     Document Type: Article

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