Bad moods and attitudes: Neural correlates of state and trait negative affect
Crocker, Laura D.
Loading…
Permalink
https://hdl.handle.net/2142/24497
Description
Title
Bad moods and attitudes: Neural correlates of state and trait negative affect
Author(s)
Crocker, Laura D.
Issue Date
2011-05-25T14:26:09Z
Director of Research (if dissertation) or Advisor (if thesis)
Miller, Gregory A.
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
M.A.
Degree Level
Thesis
Keyword(s)
trait negative affect
state negative affect
Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
Abstract
Trait and state negative affect contribute to the development and maintenance of psychopathology, though the mechanisms through which they exert their effects remain unclear. The present study was motivated by the hypothesis that attentional-control deficits will help to understand the biological and psychological mechanisms involved in the potentially distinct contributions that trait and state NA make in initiating and maintaining mental disorders. Brain activation associated with trait and state negative affect was measured by fMRI during performance of an emotion-word Stroop task. Trait negative affect was associated with reduced activity in areas involved in top-down, goal-directed attentional control. In contrast, state negative affect was associated with more activity in regions involved in bottom-up, stimulus-driven attentional control. Present results suggest that these two emotional facets are associated with distinct attentional control deficits, which has implications for the prevention and treatment of psychological disorders.
Use this login method if you
don't
have an
@illinois.edu
email address.
(Oops, I do have one)
IDEALS migrated to a new platform on June 23, 2022. If you created
your account prior to this date, you will have to reset your password
using the forgot-password link below.
