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5130 ORAL
Clinical/counseling psychology
Chair: Tanya Davison, Australia
5130.1 The cognitive processes of depressive adolescents from information-processing
perspective, Gin-Hong Lee 1 , Shin-Yi Cheng 2 , 1 Department of Clinical Psychology, College of
Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Taiwan, Taiwan, China, 2 Chang-Gung Children’s Hospital,
Taiwan, China
The purpose of this research was to explore the phenomenon of cognitive processes in depressive
adolescents from information-processing perspective. By utilizing a semi-structured assessment
emphasizing on cognitive processes, the researchers conducted in-depth interviews with ten
depressive adolescents and twenty normal controls. In the interview, their current worrying events
were targeted and cognitive processes were followed-up. The results indicated divergent cognitive
process deficits reflected in attention, perception, evaluation, belief, attribution, coping, and
meta-worry, which contain developmental as well as indigenous implications. The outcome
suggested a heuristic understanding of psychopathology and advanced development of treatment
for depressive adolescents in the future.
5130.2 Experimental study of the effects of mood on performance, Majied Mahmood Aliloo,
Ameneh Maleky, Tabriz University, Iran
In this study the effects of mood on cognitive and perceptual-motor performance were examined
in the framework of mood induction design. It was hypothesized that dominant mood state causes
specific effects on subjects performance. For this purpose 39 college students were randomly
selected and allocated to three groups(two experimental and one control).Then related experiments
were carried out on each group. the results were congruent with predictions. Theoretical and
clinical implications of the results have been discussed.
5130.3 Psychological vulnerability: Theoretical and therapeutic implications, Bob
Montgomery, Laurel Morris, School of Health Sciences, University of Canberra, Australia
Etiological models of the development of psychological disorders typically propose psychological
vulnerability as a key risk factor but often do not identify the nature of that vulnerability. This
paper reports the outcome of an on-going series of studies investigating the possibility that early
maladaptive schemas (EMSs), as proposed by Young (2003) may be at least an important
component of psychological vulnerability. This has been confirmed to date for sexual offending,
problem gambling, and post-traumatic stress disorder following a motor vehicle accident.
Currently studies are investigating the role of EMSs in eating disorders, excessively adverse
reactions to pain and excessively adverse
5130.4 Personality predispositions to depression: A multi-wave longitudinal study, Christian
Webb, Clara Wagner, John Abela, Randy P Auerbach, Department of Psychology, McGill
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