2023
Biological embedding of early trauma: the role of higher prefrontal synaptic strength
Tamman A, Jiang L, Averill C, Mason G, Averill L, Abdallah C. Biological embedding of early trauma: the role of higher prefrontal synaptic strength. European Journal Of Psychotraumatology 2023, 14: 2246338. PMID: 37642398, PMCID: PMC10467533, DOI: 10.1080/20008066.2023.2246338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly traumaApproach/avoidance tendenciesReward responsivityAvoidance tendenciesBehavioral inhibitionSynaptic strengthPutative measurePhysical healthBiological embeddingHealthy controlsLarge human samplePTSDSynaptic processesGlutamatergic synaptic strengthPsychiatric disordersHigher EPCHuman samplesStudy findingsGlutamatergic excitotoxicityPharmacological treatmentDirect measureMeasuresTraumaEmotionsSynaptic plasticity
2021
Participant Reports of Mindfulness, Posttraumatic Growth, and Social Connectedness in Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis
Agin-Liebes G, Ekman E, Anderson B, Malloy M, Haas A, Woolley J. Participant Reports of Mindfulness, Posttraumatic Growth, and Social Connectedness in Psilocybin-Assisted Group Therapy: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Journal Of Humanistic Psychology 2021, 64: 564-591. DOI: 10.1177/00221678211022949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterpretative phenomenological analysisGroup therapyMode of processingPsilocybin sessionPosttraumatic growthTrauma symptomsPhenomenological analysisClinically significant trauma symptomsPsychological change processesAvoidance tendenciesTrauma processingPsilocybinPast traumaExperiential modeParticipants' reportsNovel treatment approachesProsocial attitudesSocial connectednessTrajectories of individualsChange processTreatment approachesLife narrativesParticipantsTherapeutic trajectorySessions
2019
Posterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking
Le TM, Zhornitsky S, Wang W, Ide J, Zhang S, Li CR. Posterior Cingulate Cortical Response to Active Avoidance Mediates the Relationship between Punishment Sensitivity and Problem Drinking. Journal Of Neuroscience 2019, 39: 6354-6364. PMID: 31189577, PMCID: PMC6687909, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0508-19.2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosterior cingulate cortexMaladaptive coping mechanismPunishment sensitivityNeural substratesBehavioral avoidanceResponse inhibitionNegative affectAlcohol usePosterior cingulate cortex activationCoping mechanismsProblem drinkingAlcohol misusePCC responseSensation-seeking traitsAvoidance strategiesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useAvoidance tendenciesAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scoresGo taskNeural processesReward QuestionnaireAction inhibitionBrain activationCerebral correlates
2006
Implicit motives and explicit goals: two distinctive modes of motivational functioning and their relations to psychopathology
Michalak J, Püschel O, Joormann J, Schulte D. Implicit motives and explicit goals: two distinctive modes of motivational functioning and their relations to psychopathology. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2006, 13: 81-96. DOI: 10.1002/cpp.440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAvoidance tendenciesExplicit systemImplicit motivesMotivational systemsPersonal goalsHuman behaviorDirect human behaviorImplicit systemPsychopathologyFunctional impairmentEmotionsTendencyMotivationImplicitParticipantsImpairmentRatersBasic researchGoalImplicationsQuestionnaireFindingsResearchSymptomsBehavior
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