Blackwell Simon E, Holmes Emily A
Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit.
J Clin Psychol. 2017 May;73(5):579-589. doi: 10.1002/jclp.22455. Epub 2017 Feb 2.
This article presents a case example of an individual with current major depression engaging in a positive mental imagery intervention, specifically a computerized cognitive training paradigm involving repeated practice in generating positive imagery in response to ambiguous scenarios. The patient's reported experience of the intervention suggests the potential of the positive imagery intervention to "brighten" everyday life via promoting involuntary "flashes" of positive mental imagery in situations related to the scenarios, with associated beneficial effects on positive affect, future expectations, and behavior. Enhancing this aspect of the training-i.e., involuntary positive imagery in contexts where it is adaptive-may hold particular promise for reducing anhedonic symptoms of depression. Developing simple computerized interventions to increase the experience of positive mental imagery in everyday life could therefore provide a useful addition to the drive to improve treatment outcomes.
本文介绍了一个患有当前重度抑郁症的个体参与积极心理意象干预的案例，具体是一种计算机化认知训练范式，涉及针对模糊情景反复练习生成积极意象。患者报告的干预体验表明，积极意象干预有可能通过在与情景相关的情境中促进积极心理意象的非自愿“闪现”来“照亮”日常生活，并对积极情绪、未来期望和行为产生相关有益影响。增强训练的这一方面——即在适应性情境中的非自愿积极意象——可能对减轻抑郁症的快感缺乏症状特别有前景。因此，开发简单的计算机化干预措施以增加日常生活中积极心理意象的体验，可为改善治疗效果的努力提供有益补充。
