Comparison of Attention Bias, Work Memory and Behavioral Inhibition in People with Major Depression and Normal

Biazar, Tohid (2019) Comparison of Attention Bias, Work Memory and Behavioral Inhibition in People with Major Depression and Normal. Masters thesis, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili.

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare attention bias, work memory and behavioral inhibition in patients with major depression and normal people. The method of this study is a causal-comparative descriptive study. The statistical population includes all residents in Ardabil city in 2012 and all depressed people who use counseling and psychological counseling centers. Sampling of this study was available as a sampling method. Depressed people were selected from among those who referred to counseling and psychiatric centers and healthy people were selected from among other citizens. Which were 30 in each group and responded to attention bias questionnaires, work memory and behavioral inhibition questionnaires? Data were analyzed by SPSS software version 20 and analyzed by MANOVA. The results of the analysis showed that attention bias is significant in patients with major depression and normal people in Ardabil city and the rate of attention bias in people with major depression is more than normal people. There is a significant difference between the components of working memory (phonological ring, spatial recording record, central executive mechanism and event mediator) in patients with major depression and normal people. The results show that the phonological ring, spatial recording record, central executive mechanism, and event mediator are less common in people with major depression and also between the BIS scale (sensitivity of the behavioral inhibition system), the response to the reward And amusement search for patients with major depression and normal people. The results show that (sensitivity of the behavioral inhibition system) in patients with major depression is more than normal people and respondents Rewarding and seeking entertainment in patients with major depression is less commonplace and there is no difference between the two groups in the age group. According to these findings, it can be concluded that treatment of disorders such as attention bias and behavioral inhibition and reinforcement Working memory in people with major depression will reduce the amount of depression in individuals.

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