Can compassion-focused imagery be used as an attention bias modification treatment?

Abstract

IL designed and executed the study, performed the data analyses and wrote the paper. KM collaborated in the design and the data analyses of the results and wrote the paper. SR collaborated in the design and implementation of the study.EA collaborated in the data analyses and the discussion of the results and wrote the paper.PA collaborated in the data analyses and the discussion of the results and wrote the paper.

Exploring the processes of connection and disconnection in imagery work in a patient with depression and dependent personality disorder

“…They also tend to interpret social information more negatively; for example, a smile will tend to be perceived more often as a sign of social dominance. Mental imagery and interpretation biases interact and participate in the maintenance of social anxiety, creating a vicious cycle whereby a biased interpretation elicits mental images of others criticizing the person, which in turn fuels tendencies to focus on critical faces (Leboeuf et al, 2022) and make negative attributions.…”