Christodoulou, Aikaterini (Katerina) (2021) The anxiety paradox: examining the role of rumination and worry in social interactions. Master's Thesis / Essay, Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences.
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Abstract
Although people suffering from anxiety experience considerable difficulties in social functioning, not many studies have investigated the underlying cognitive and neural mechanisms mediating these effects. An important factor underlying such difficulties are rumination and worry, which distract people from engaging in productive social interactions. We seek to investigate how worry and rumination impact social interaction in the context of a tacit coordination (TC) task, while we record the associated neural mechanisms using hyperscanning methods. An important mechanism driving rumination and worry is self-referential thinking. For this reason, we intend to test the effects of self-dissolution practices such as meditation on rumination and worry, and following that, TC. The present project thus aims explore the unique contribution of those two stress-related components in social interactions and provide useful information about understanding the multifaced and complex nature of anxiety. Ultimately, we hope to be able to suggest more effective and targeted therapies to address these phenomena in treatment.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master's Thesis / Essay) |
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| Supervisor name: | Vugt, M.K. van |
| Degree programme: | Behavioural and Cognitive Neurosciences |
| Thesis type: | Master's Thesis / Essay |
| Language: | English |
| Date Deposited: | 30 Aug 2021 10:14 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Aug 2021 10:14 |
| URI: | https://fse.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/25858 |
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