Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Department of Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Rd., Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
Curr Opin Psychol. 2024 Aug;58:101845. doi: 10.1016/j.copsyc.2024.101845. Epub 2024 Jul 7.
The peak-end rule, a memory heuristic in which the most emotionally salient part of an experience (i.e., peak) and conclusion of an experience (i.e., end) are weighted more heavily in summary evaluations, has been understudied in mental health contexts. The recent growth of intensive longitudinal methods has provided new opportunities for examining the peak-end rule in the retrospective recall of mental health symptoms, including measures often used in measurement-based care initiatives. Additionally, principles of the peak-end rule have significant potential to be applied to exposure-based therapy procedures. Additional research is needed to better understand the contexts in which, and persons for whom, the peak-end rule presents a greater risk of bias, to ultimately improve assessment strategies and clinical care.
峰终法则是一种记忆启发式，它认为体验中最情绪化的部分（即高峰）和体验的结论（即终点）在总结评估中被赋予了更大的权重。在心理健康领域，该法则的研究还不够充分。最近，密集的纵向研究方法的发展为在心理健康症状的回顾性回忆中检验峰终法则提供了新的机会，包括在基于测量的护理计划中常用的措施。此外，峰终法则的原则在暴露疗法程序中有很大的应用潜力。需要进一步的研究来更好地了解在哪些情况下以及对于哪些人，峰终法则存在更大的偏差风险，最终改进评估策略和临床护理。
