Playing the computer game Tetris prior to viewing traumatic film material and subsequent intrusive memories: Examining proactive interference

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 53, Issue , 2016, Pages 25-33

  James, Ella L ^a   Lau Zhu, Alex ^e   Tickle, Hannah ^b   Horsch, Antje ^c,d   Holmes, Emily A ^a  

^a WARNEFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

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

Author keywords

Intrusive memory; Memory consolidation; Post traumatic stress disorder; Tetris; Trauma film paradigm; Trauma prevention; Working memory task interference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL INJURY; EYSENCK PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTRUSIVE MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTRAUMA; RECOGNITION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEVISION VIEWING; VIDEO GAME; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; RECREATION; SELF REPORT; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROACTIVE INHIBITION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SELF REPORT; SPATIAL PROCESSING; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84989351680     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.11.004     Document Type: Article

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