5 research outputs found
I don't care about others' approval: Dysphoric individuals show reduced effort mobilization for obtaining a social reward
Past research on reduced reward responsiveness in depression and dysphoria has mainly focused on monetary rewards. However, social rewards are important motivators and might be especially impaired in depression. The present study tested the hypothesis that nondysphoric individuals would mobilize more effort during a memory task without a clear performance standard when anticipating social approval for good performance. In contrast, dysphoric individuals were expected to be less sensitive to this reward and to mobilize less effort. Effort mobilization in this 2 (dysphoric vs. nondysphoric)Ă2 (no reward vs. social approval) between-persons study was operationalized by participants' cardiovascular reactivity. Results confirmed that nondysphorics had higher reactivity of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate when expecting to enter their name in the alleged "best listâ, whereas dysphorics had lower cardiovascular reactivity. The present study expands evidence for reduced reward responsiveness in depression and dysphoria from an effort mobilization perspective by demonstrating reduced effort-related cardiovascular reactivity to social rewards
L'influence de la dysphorie sur la mobilisation de l'effort et la performance mnésique dans un contexte de récompense
Notre recherche sâest intĂ©ressĂ©e Ă lâinfluence de lâhumeur dysphorique sur la mobilisation de lâeffort en termes de rĂ©activitĂ© cardiovasculaire et Ă la performance mnĂ©sique, pour une tĂąche de reconnaissance. Les partcipants de niveau universitaire, ont Ă©tĂ© partagĂ©s en deux groupes extrĂȘmes selon leurs scores Ă©levĂ©s ou bas de dĂ©pression. Les participants ont pris part Ă une tĂąche avec une difficultĂ© vague. La motivation potentielle des participants a Ă©tĂ© manipulĂ©e par le biais dâune rĂ©compense sociale promise ou non. Nos hypothĂšses postulaient quâil y aurait un dĂ©sengagement des personnes dysphoriques dans la condition de rĂ©compense, car celles-ci ne seraient pas sensibles Ă la rĂ©compense et ne mobiliseraient pas plus dâeffort, contrairement aux personnes non-dysphoriques. Nous postulions Ă©galement un rappel dĂ©ficitaire de souvenirs recollectĂ©s pour les personnes dysphoriques et un rappel plus important de souvenirs familiers..
Analyse de l'évolution de deux jeunes patients souffrant de troubles psychotiques dans le cadre entrainement métacognitif
Les personnes souffrant de troubles psychotiques peuvent prĂ©senter diffĂ©rents biais et distorsions cognitifs qui influencent leur apprĂ©hension de la rĂ©alitĂ©, leurs relations sociales et, indirectement, perturbent le choix des stratĂ©gies dâadaptation Ă diverses situations de la vie quotidienne.Le but de cette Ă©tude est dâanalyser lâĂ©volution de deux jeunes hommes souffrants de troubles psychotiques en soins Ă lâunitĂ© psychiatrique pour jeunes adultes JADE, dans le cadre dâune intervention spĂ©cifique. Ces deux patients ont suivi un entrainement mĂ©tacognitif (metacognitive training (MCT), Moritz et al., 2010) qui vise Ă modifier les biais cognitifs et Ă dĂ©velopper la flexibilitĂ© mentale. Le but Ă©tant de favoriser la prise de conscience et lâobservation critique des distorsions cognitives, ainsi que le dĂ©veloppement de stratĂ©gies et de nouveaux rĂ©pertoires de rĂ©ponses personnalisĂ©es, applicables dans les diverses situations de la vie quotidienne..
I don't care about others' approval: Dysphoric individuals show reduced effort mobilization for obtaining a social reward
Past research on reduced reward responsiveness in depression and dysphoria has mainly focused on monetary rewards. However, social rewards are important motivators and might be especially impaired in depression. The present study tested the hypothesis that nondysphoric individuals would mobilize more effort during a memory task without a clear performance standard when anticipating social approval for good performance. In contrast, dysphoric individuals were expected to be less sensitive to this reward and to mobilize less effort. Effort mobilization in this 2 (dysphoric vs. nondysphoric) 9 2 (no reward vs. social approval) between-persons study was operationalized by participants' cardiovascular reactivity. Results confirmed that nondysphorics had higher reactivity of systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate when expecting to enter their name in the alleged ââbest list'', whereas dysphorics had lower cardiovascular reactivity. The present study expands evidence for reduced reward responsiveness in depression and dysphoria from an effort mobilization perspective by demonstrating reduced effort-related cardiovascular reactivity to social rewards