Thesis
Information processing in chronic fatigue syndrome: the role of cognitive bias and negative illness cognitions in the perpetuation of symptoms of chronic fatigue
- Abstract:
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This thesis investigated cognitive biases in attention, interpretation, and memory and their role in symptom perpetuation of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). The first empirical study presented in the thesis used a quasi-experimental design to explore the interaction of attention and a cognitive state of rumination in 33 people with CFS and 33 healthy controls, who were randomly assigned to undergo either rumination or distraction cognitive state induction. In these altered cognitive state ...
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+ Martin, M
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Department:
- MSD
- Sub department:
- Experimental Psychology
- Role:
- Supervisor
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
- UUID:
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uuid:8017295c-508d-4e45-ad64-0eaec7b94485
- Deposit date:
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2017-03-31
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- Copyright holder:
- Alexeeva, I
- Copyright date:
- 2015
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