BackgroundPositive closure constitutes the seventh step in the EMDR protocol. It is thought to increase the patient’s belief in a chosen positive verbal material. According to the working memory theory, making eye movements creates a less positive…
The present study tested the effectiveness of experimental versions of an online EMDR treatment in reducing the emotionality and vividness of a distressing memory induced by a short film clip in a non-clinical population. Participants were randomized…
The working memory account is the theory that explains many phenomena that we see in EMDR practice. A good understanding of this theory can help the therapist to improve the effectiveness of his EMDR treatments. What do you do, for instance, if the…
There is strong evidence that executing eye-movement (EM) tasks that load working memory (WM) while thinking of an emotional memory reduces the emotionality and vividness of this memory. According to WM theory, EM tasks that load WM more should be…
Background: According to the working memory (WM) theory of eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR), dual tasks that tax WM during memory recall reduce image vividness and emotionality of memory during future recalls when no dual task is…
O objetivo do trabalho é apresentar uma revisão sobre o efeito dos movimentos oculares durante a exposição a memórias traumáticas a partir do paradigma da Teoria da Memória de Trabalho. Shapiro (2001) afirmou que a compreensão do mecanismo de ação do…
De eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) interventie wordt veelvoudig gebruikt in de gezondheidszorg en is een van de meest onderzochte interventies voor posttraumatische stress-stoornis. De populariteit van deze interventie kan mede…
In eerder onderzoek werd aangetoond dat intrusieve herinneringen aan het verleden minder levendig en onaangenaam worden wanneer deze worden opgehaald tijdens het maken van oogbewegingen. Dit zou kunnen komen doordat beide taken beslag leggen op de…
