Changes in Cognitive Organisation for Negative Self-referent Material Following Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression: A Primed Stroop Study

Cognitive organisation of selfrelevant material was examined in 55 depressed patients before and after CBT for depression. The paradigm used was a version of the Stroop task modified to permit the to-be-colour-named selfrelevant target adjectives to be primed by emotional phrases which varied accord...

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Published in:Cognition and emotion 1997-11, Vol.11 (5-6), p.501-516
Main Authors: Segal, Zindel V., Gemar, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cognitive behaviour therapy
Depression
Factors
Negative selfevaluation
Organization
Stroop Word-Colour task
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Summary:Cognitive organisation of selfrelevant material was examined in 55 depressed patients before and after CBT for depression. The paradigm used was a version of the Stroop task modified to permit the to-be-colour-named selfrelevant target adjectives to be primed by emotional phrases which varied according to their degree of selfdescription. Analyses indicated that those patients who were less depressed at posttreatment showed less colour-naming interference for selfdescriptive negative targets primed by selfdescriptive negative phrases. Findings support the hypothesis that negative information about the self is highly interconnected in the cognitive system of depressed patients and suggests possible changes to the organisation or accessibility of cognitive structures. (Original abstract-amended)
ISSN:0269-9931
1464-0600
DOI:10.1080/026999397379836a