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In [[clinical psychology]], '''selective abstraction''' is a type of [[cognitive bias]] in which a detail is taken out of context and believed whilst everything else in the context is ignored.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Sundberg | first = Norman | title = Clinical Psychology: Evolving Theory, Practice, and Research | publisher = Prentice Hall | location = Englewood Cliffs | year = 2001 | isbn = |
In [[clinical psychology]], '''selective abstraction''' is a type of [[cognitive bias]] or [[cognitive distortion]] in which a detail is taken out of context and believed whilst everything else in the context is ignored.<ref>{{Cite book| last = Sundberg | first = Norman | title = Clinical Psychology: Evolving Theory, Practice, and Research | publisher = Prentice Hall | location = Englewood Cliffs | year = 2001 | isbn = 0-13-087119-2 }}</ref> It commonly appears in [[Aaron T. Beck]]'s work in [[cognitive therapy]]. Another definition is: "focusing |
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on only the negative aspects of an event, such as, 'I ruined the whole recital because of that one mistake{{'"}}.<ref name= Weems>Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L., Silverman, W. K., & Saavedra, L. M. (2001). "Cognitive errors in youth with anxiety disorders: The linkages between negative cognitive errors and anxious symptoms". ''Cognitive Therapy and Research'', ''25''(5), 559-575.</ref> |
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==Effects== |
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==Cognitive Errors and Anxiety== |
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Selective abstraction is also related to [[child depression]]. For instance, when a team of researchers analyzed the association between cognitive errors in youths with anxiety disorders, they found that "measures of anxiety (i.e., [[trait anxiety]], manifest anxiety, and [[anxiety sensitivity]]) and their cognitive errors (i.e., catastrophizing, [[overgeneralization]], personalizing, and ''selective abstraction'')" had significant connections with the depressed child participants" <ref name= Weems/> |
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A team of researchers analyzed the association between cognitive errors in youths with anxiety disorders by using the Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire (CNCEQ) and "several other self-reporting measures" (Children's Depression Inventory, Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, and the [[State-Trait Anxiety Inventory]] for Children-Trait Version).<ref name= Weems/> By assessing the CNCEQ, the researchers found that selective abstraction was related to both [[child depression]] and "measures of anxiety (i.e., trait anxiety, manifest anxiety, and [[anxiety sensitivity]])".<ref name= Weems/> |
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==See also== |
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* [[Aaron T. Beck]] |
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One study noted that "some consistent findings have emerged with respect to the presence of specific cognitive errors in anxiety versus depression. 'Selective abstraction' is more commonly associated with depression than with anxiety".<ref>Maric, M., Heyne, D. A., van Widenfelt, B., M., & Westenberg, P. M. (2011). "Distorted cognitive processing in youth: The structure of negative cognitive errors and their associations with anxiety". ''Cognitive Therapy and Research'', 35(1), 11-20.</ref><ref name=Leitenberg1986>Leitenberg, H., Yost, L. W., & Carroll-Wilson, M. (1986). "Negative cognitive errors in children: Questionnaire development, normative data, and comparisons between children with and without self-reported symptoms of depression, low self-esteem, and evaluation anxiety". ''[[Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology]]'', 54, 528–536.</ref> |
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* [[Clinical Psychology]] |
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* [[Cognitive bias]] |
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==Summary and examples== |
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* [[Cognitive therapy]] |
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Selective abstraction makes you focus on the negative parts of an event while trying to remember it, hence making the event seem worse than it was in your head |
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Latest revision as of 06:31, 4 December 2024
In clinical psychology, selective abstraction is a type of cognitive bias or cognitive distortion in which a detail is taken out of context and believed whilst everything else in the context is ignored.[1] It commonly appears in Aaron T. Beck's work in cognitive therapy. Another definition is: "focusing on only the negative aspects of an event, such as, 'I ruined the whole recital because of that one mistake'".[2]
Effects
[edit]A team of researchers analyzed the association between cognitive errors in youths with anxiety disorders by using the Children's Negative Cognitive Error Questionnaire (CNCEQ) and "several other self-reporting measures" (Children's Depression Inventory, Childhood Anxiety Sensitivity Index, Revised Children's Manifest Anxiety Scale, and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children-Trait Version).[2] By assessing the CNCEQ, the researchers found that selective abstraction was related to both child depression and "measures of anxiety (i.e., trait anxiety, manifest anxiety, and anxiety sensitivity)".[2]
One study noted that "some consistent findings have emerged with respect to the presence of specific cognitive errors in anxiety versus depression. 'Selective abstraction' is more commonly associated with depression than with anxiety".[3][4]
Summary and examples
[edit]Selective abstraction makes you focus on the negative parts of an event while trying to remember it, hence making the event seem worse than it was in your head
References
[edit]- ^ Sundberg, Norman (2001). Clinical Psychology: Evolving Theory, Practice, and Research. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-13-087119-2.
- ^ a b c Weems, C. F., Berman, S. L., Silverman, W. K., & Saavedra, L. M. (2001). "Cognitive errors in youth with anxiety disorders: The linkages between negative cognitive errors and anxious symptoms". Cognitive Therapy and Research, 25(5), 559-575.
- ^ Maric, M., Heyne, D. A., van Widenfelt, B., M., & Westenberg, P. M. (2011). "Distorted cognitive processing in youth: The structure of negative cognitive errors and their associations with anxiety". Cognitive Therapy and Research, 35(1), 11-20.
- ^ Leitenberg, H., Yost, L. W., & Carroll-Wilson, M. (1986). "Negative cognitive errors in children: Questionnaire development, normative data, and comparisons between children with and without self-reported symptoms of depression, low self-esteem, and evaluation anxiety". Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 54, 528–536.
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