scholarly journals Polish adaptation of emotional Stroop test in assessment of pedophilia – a pilot study

2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-100
Author(s):  
Wojciech Oronowicz-Jaśkowiak ◽  
Michał Lew-Starowicz
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Polish Adaptation

Optimized Emotional Stroop Test

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naren Prahlada Rao ◽  
Rashmi Arasappa ◽  
Nalini Narayana Reddy ◽  
Ganesan Venkatasubramanian ◽  
Y. C. Janardhan Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Stroop Test ◽  
Emotional Stroop

The emotional stroop test for screening of suicide risk

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. s890-s890
Author(s):  
H. Pereira ◽  
G. Esgalhado
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Suicide Risk ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Strong Negative Correlation ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Psychological Phenomena

IntroductionSuicide is problematic today, being one of the most potentially fatal psychological phenomena, so it is important to assess thinking about suicide or suicidal ideation.ObjectivesIn this study we aim to develop methodological procedures, in order to understand if the emotional stroop test for screening of suicide risk is a good measure of suicidal ideation.MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried-out among a convenience sample of 100 subjects. The data collection was done using a socio-demographic questionnaire, the emotional stroop test for screening of suicide risk, the suicidal ideation questionnaire and the beck depression inventory.ResultsRegarding the degree of association between the score of interference of the emotional stroop test and level of suicidal ideation there is a strong negative correlation and statistically significant. There are statistically significant differences in the scores on the three sheets of emotional stroop test between subjects with high suicidal ideation and low suicidal ideation. Attention is impaired in the group with suicidal ideation.ConclusionsThe emotional stroop test for screening of suicide risk is a useful, rapid and simple assessment tool that can to be used to detect symptoms of suicidal ideation.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Gender differences in functional connectivity of left-handers during the passage of an emotional stroop task

2021 ◽  
pp. 60-68
Author(s):  
T. V. Kutsenko
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Anterior Cingulate ◽  
Frontal Eye Fields ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Information ◽  
Temporal Area ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Left Handed ◽  
The Brain

ntroduction. Neural correlates underlying the processing of emotional information, influence of emotional interference on cognitive control, gender difference in such activities remain a topic of research and discussion.Purpose. To study the connectivity of the brain regions involved in the processing of emotional information in left-handers, based on the EEG data obtained during their passage the emotional Stroop test (EST).Methods. EEG was registered during subjectpassage the EST successively two times. In EST a series including 240 words were presented at the center of the computer screen in one of two colors: red or green, words were emotional (negative) or neutral, shown in pseudorandom order. Some of these stimuli (target words names of animals and plants) participants were instructed to ignore (do not press any keys). Subjects were asked to respond with right hand (pressing P on a keyboard) for words printed in red and with left hand (pressing Q on a keyboard) for words printed in green. It was investigated source level functional connectivity (FC) in two groups of left-handers (17 to 22 years old): women (n=10) and men (n=10). FC was analysed between 21 regions of interest (ROI), selected on the base of fMRI research literature. Connections between ROIs were assessed using lagged phase synchronization (LPS) with eLORETA complex.Results. Statistically significant differences in FC by LPS between men and women groups were found only in first passage of EST. Particularly, FCof women, compared to men was: -higher between anterior cingulate cortex and left middle temporal area in delta band;-lower between left hippocampal formation and right frontal eye fields in beta-1;-and higher in beta-2 between right frontal eye fields and right anterior insula.were shorter for both emotional and neutral words. The interference effect was observed in both tests in women and only in the first test in men. Interference effect also was higher for responses with left hand for both groups. Repeated passage of the emotional Stroop test leads to reducing the effect of interference in men but not in women.Originality.The main neural networks have been identified, which in left-handed women are more involved in the processing of negative emotional information than in left-handed men.Conclusion. Compared to men, women have stronger connections of two areas of the brain involved in processing negatively colored emotional information, with other areas of the brain. The anterior cingulate cortex, which is considered to playan important role in attention and executive functions, is connected to the left middle temporal area, involved in the analysis of visual movement and words processing. Activation of theright anterior insular cortex, which is closely related to emotionalprocessing, is connected to the right frontal eye fields, which are known to play a key role in the goal directed eyes movements.Contrary, area of right frontal eye fields of men is more tightly connected to the contralateral left hippocampus, and is involved in semantic rather than emotional processing of information.Key words: emotional Stroop test;gender differences; left-handers; EEG; functional connectivity

The influence of emotions on inhibitory functioning in borderline personality disorder

2006 ◽  
Vol 36 (8) ◽  
pp. 1163-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
GREGOR DOMES ◽  
BRITTA WINTER ◽  
KNUT SCHNELL ◽  
KNUT VOHS ◽  
KRISTINA FAST ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Negative Priming ◽  
Directed Forgetting ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Borderline Personality ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Priming Task ◽  
Neuropsychological Tasks

Background. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is characterized by an emotionally unstable and impulsive cognitive and behavioral style. Inhibitory dysfunction has been hypothesized as playing a crucial role in BPD psychopathology. This study aimed to systematically investigate differential inhibitory functions in patients with BPD as compared to healthy controls, and to investigate their expected impairment in the context of aversive emotions by comparing performances in neuropsychological tasks that present both neutral and emotional material.Method. Unmedicated female patients with BPD (n=28) were compared with age-matched healthy female controls (n=30) in the following tasks: the emotional Stroop test (inhibition of interference), directed forgetting (intentional, resource-dependent inhibition), and an emotional variant of the negative priming task (automatic, resource-independent inhibition).Results. In comparison with the controls, the BPD patients showed reduced inhibition of negative material in the directed forgetting task and in the negative priming task. No effect was found in the emotional Stroop test. Significant correlations with current affect as well as trait anxiety and anger (but not impulsiveness) were found in the BPD group specifically for negative stimuli, while no such correlations were found in the control group. In addition to inhibitory deficiencies, BPD patients had difficulties remembering positive words in the directed forgetting task.Conclusions. Our data suggest that individuals with BPD have difficulties in actively suppressing irrelevant information when it is of an aversive nature. Inhibitory dysfunction appears to be closely related to state and trait variables of unstable affect, but not to self-reported impulsiveness.

Effect of Unilateral Left Nostril Breathing (Chandra Anga Pranayama) on Cognitive Function in Healthy Yoga-Naïve Individuals: A Randomized, Controlled, Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 319-327
Author(s):  
Sai Suvethasri Santhanam Kumar ◽  
Ashwin Kamath ◽  
Surekha Poojary
Keyword(s):  
Executive Function ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cognitive Functions ◽  
Memory Task ◽  
Stroop Test ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Left Nostril ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Breath Awareness

Introduction: Breathing modulates cortical neuronal activity. Various breathing exercises are purported to have specific effects on emotional and cognitive functions. Objective: To determine the effect of unilateral left nostril breathing (ULNB) on nonlateralized, overall cognitive functions using computerized psychometric tests. Methods: A randomized, controlled, pilot study was conducted among 20 healthy yoga-naïve medical students. ULNB was performed for 15 min by the test group (n = 10) and breath awareness by the control group (n = 10). Attention and processing speed, memory, and executive function were assessed using the Letter-Digit Substitution Test, Sternberg Memory Task, and Victoria Stroop Test, respectively. Baseline, pre- and postintervention scores were recorded. Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in baseline scores. In the Sternberg Memory Task, a statistically significant decrease in response time was seen in the test (t(9) = 3.855, p = 0.004) as well as the control group (t(9) = 3.120, p = 0.012); there was no significant difference between the groups. No significant effect of UNLB was seen in the Letter-Digit Substitution Test and Stroop Test. Conclusions: Our study showed no difference in the effects of 15-min practice of ULNB and breath awareness on cognitive functions; both improved memory but not attention or executive function.

scholarly journals Stroop test software. The Tastiva proposal

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-52
Author(s):  
María Claudia Scurtu ◽  
Vicente Manzano-Arrondo ◽  
Juan Francisco Rodríguez Testal
Keyword(s):  
Stroop Test ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Sexual Content ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Emotional Information ◽  
Study Word ◽  
Emotional Information Processing ◽  
The University

There has been a great deal of research on emotional information processing within the field of clinical psychology. Many tests have been developed and the emotional Stroop test is one of the most used. However, some versions of the Stroop test have methodological issues when used to study word-colour interferences, especially when the words are emotionally charged. We present a computer-assisted version of the emotional Stroop test called Tastiva, which is highly versatile, useful, and accessible, in addition to being easy to use and widely applicable. The Tastiva software and User Manual is available on the University of Seville website: http://grupo.us.es/recursos/Tastiva/index.htm. We also present a case study using neutral and sexual content words, in which the program calculates the word exposure time by analysing the behaviour of the respondent. One of its novel contributions is the graphic presentation of meas-ures: response time, errors, and non-response to stimuli.

Financial Emotional Stroop Test

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gilla K. Shapiro ◽  
Brendan J. Burchell
Keyword(s):  
Stroop Test ◽  
Emotional Stroop
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