Anxious Imagery in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Investigation into Occurrence, Content, Features and Implications for Therapy (vol 47, pg 3822, 2017)

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作者：

Ozsivadjian, Ann ^{[1
]}

Hollocks, Matthew J. ^{[2
]}

Southcott, Jess ^{[1
]}

Absoud, Michael ^{[1
]}

Holmes, Emily ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Guys & St Thomas NHS Fdn Trust, St Thomas Hosp, Childrens Complex Neurodev Disabil Serv, Childrens Neurosci Ctr Newcomen St Thomas, South Wing,Westminster Bridge Rd, London SE1 7EH, England

[2] Univ Cambridge, Dept Clin Neurosci, Cambridge, England

[3] MRC Cognit & Brain Sci Unit, Cambridge, England

来源：

JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS | 2017年 / 47卷 / 12期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Mental imagery;

D O I：

10.1007/s10803-016-2858-6

中图分类号：

B844 [发展心理学（人类心理学）];

学科分类号：

040202 ;

摘要：

Mental imagery has been implicated in anxiety disorders in adults, but has not been investigated in child and adolescent populations. Anxiety is highly prevalent in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and as people with ASD are often thought of as 'visual thinkers', the potential role of distressing imagery in children with ASD merits exploration. Participants aged 8-16 years were grouped as follows: ASD/high anxiety, ASD/low anxiety, non-ASD/high anxiety and non-ASD/low anxiety. Imagery and associated features were assessed using an interview. Group differences were found in number and frequency of images experienced. There were few differences between the groups in the characteristics of the spontaneous images, which included emotional valence, vividness, controllability and realism. Implications for treatment are discussed.

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页码：3833 / 3833

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