Thought Suppression - Couverture rigide

Rassin, Eric

 
9780080447148: Thought Suppression
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0080447147 ISBN 13 : 9780080447148
Editeur : Elsevier Science Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

Is it possible to ban unwanted thoughts from consciousness? According to the literature on thought suppression, the answer is no. In the 1980s, Wegner and colleges demonstrated that the average person cannot prevent a trivial thought like that of a polar bear from entering consciousness approximately seven times in a five minute period. This experimental finding was followed by a substantial number of replications. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the thought suppression literature. First, similarities and differences between suppression, repression, and dissociation are discussed. Methodological issues are then considered. Finally, the clinical applications of the thought suppression literature are discussed. Although there are numerous conditions to which the phenomenon of suppression can be applied, obsession and traumatic recollection are the main applications. In addition to offering an overview of the literature, this book links the thought suppression paradigm to other research fields, such as directed forgetting and repressive coping. Furthermore, it discusses the phenomenon of thought suppression in the light of broader theories such as the cognitive theory of obsession, and the ego depletion hypothesis. Clinical implications and directions for future research are offered.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Is it possible to ban unwanted thoughts from consciousness? According to the literature on thought suppression, the answer is no. In the 1980s, Wegner and colleges demonstrated that the average person cannot prevent a trivial thought like that of a polar bear from entering consciousness approximately seven times in a five minute period. This experimental finding was followed by a substantial number of replications. This book provides an up-to-date overview of the thought suppression literature. First, similarities and differences between suppression, repression, and dissociation are discussed. Methodological issues are then considered. Finally, the clinical applications of the thought suppression literature are discussed. Although there are numerous conditions to which the phenomenon of suppression can be applied, obsession and traumatic recollection are the main applications. In addition to offering an overview of the literature, this book links the thought suppression paradigm to other research fields, such as directed forgetting and repressive coping. Furthermore, it discusses the phenomenon of thought suppression in the light of broader theories such as the cognitive theory of obsession, and the ego depletion hypothesis. Clinical implications and directions for future research are offered.

Revue de presse

"Dr. Rassin provides a sophisticated review and analysis of the state-of-the-science relating to thought suppression. The interesting and important topics addressed include: delineating suppression from related concepts, such as repression and dissociation; a critical discussion of methodology; the relevance of thought suppression across clinical disorders, with a focus on obsessions and trauma; and a novel theoretical analysis of the findings reviewed. This is a comprehensive, balanced and scientifically rigorous account that provides the reader a unique and fresh perspective on the field."
-Allison G. Harvey, University of California, Berkeley, USA

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Éditeur
Elsevier Science Ltd
Date d'édition
2005
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0080447147
ISBN 13 
9780080447148
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
208
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
https://www.buchpark.de

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ISBN 10 :  0444549358 ISBN 13 :  9780444549358
Editeur : Elsevier Science, 2013
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