I wonder what was the training regimen

On 22 ××××××, 07:51, XFMQ902SF <keif...@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Abstract
> Recurrent intrusive thoughts are apparent across numerous clinical
> disorders, including depression (i.e., rumination) and
> anxiety disorders (e.g., worry, obsessions; Brewin et al. 2010).
> Theoretical accounts of intrusive thoughts suggest that individual
> differences in executive functioning, specifically poor
> inhibitory control, may account for the persistence of these thoughts
> in some individuals (e.g., Anderson and Levy 2009). The present study
> examined the causal effect of inhibitory control on intrusive thoughts
> by experimentally manipulating
> inhibition requirements in a working memory capacity (WMC) task and
> evaluating the effect of this training on intrusive thoughts
> during a thought suppression task. Unselected undergraduate
> participants were randomly assigned to repeatedly practice a task
> requiring either high inhibitory control (training condition) or low
> inhibitory control (control condition). Results indicated
> that individuals in the training condition demonstrated significantly
> greater WMC performance improvements from pre to post
> assessment relative to the control group. Moreover, individuals in the
> training group experienced fewer intrusions during
> a thought suppression task. These results provide support for
> theoretical accounts positing a relationship between inhibitory
> control and intrusive thoughts. Moreover, improving inhibitory control
> through computerized training programs may have clinical
> utility in disorders characterized by recurrent intrusive thoughts
> (e.g., depression, PTSD).
>
> http://ifp.nyu.edu/2011/journal-article-abstracts/the-effect-of-an-ex...

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