The essential role of mental imagery in cognitive behaviour therapy: What is old is new again

Saulsman, Lisa M.; Ji, Julie L.; McEvoy, Peter M.

doi:10.1111/ap.12406

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“…These authors found that higher levels of anxiety were associated with obsessive images experienced in the first person. Saulsman et al (2019) have underscored the important role of mental imagery in contemporary cognitive behavioral therapy.…”

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Spanish Version of the Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire

Pérez-Fabello

Campos

2020

Front. Psychol.

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Objective: The current interest in mental imagery in fields such as sport and physical training, health, education, underscore the need for designing general measures of imagery vividness that include different sensorial modalities such as the Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire (Psi-Q; Andrade et al., 2014). The Psi-Q measures imagery vividness in seven sensorial modalities with a factorial structure of seven factors corresponding to the sensorial modalities, and has good internal consistency. The aim of the present study was to translate the Psi-Q into Spanish and to assess its psychometric properties. Methods: The questionnaire was back-translated, and administered to 394 fine arts undergraduates. Moreover, this test was compared to other questionnaires measuring different types de imagery. Results: A confirmatory factor analysis found that the Psi-Q had seven factors (vision, sound, smell, taste, touch, bodily sensation, and emotional feeling) with results similar to the original test. Values suggested a better fit for the model of the short version. The internal consistency values were 0.93 for the long and 0.89 for the short test. The Psi-Q subscales correlated significantly (p < 0.01) with the total of the Betts' QMI subscales, and the VVIQ, with the highest significance observed between the Psi-Q Touch and Betts' QMI Cutaneous (r = −0.57), and between the Psi-Q Olfactory and Betts' QMI Smell (r = −0.56). Owing to its novelty, the high correlation and significance (p < 0.01) between Psi-Q Vision and the OSIVQ Object (r = 0.36) is worth noting. Conclusion: The Spanish version of the Psi-Q was an adequate measure for evaluating different sensorial modalities of imagery vividness, and exhibited similar psychometric properties to those of the original version. The growing interest in mental imagery in different fields of application justifies the need for adapting the Psi-Q for the Spanish speaking population. This questionnaire is a valuable tool for the understanding of imagery as a psychological process, and as a variable influencing other processes.

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Spanish Version of the Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire

Pérez-Fabello

Campos

2020

Front. Psychol.

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“…Whilst CBT is undoubtedly efficacious, treatment outcomes are not always satisfactory (Hudson et al, 2015;Westen and Morrison, 2001). Driven by the need to develop more effective cognitive behavioural interventions, experiential methods have recently experienced renewed interest (Borkovec et al, 2003;Saulsman et al, 2019). Of these, cognitive behavioural forms of chairwork are perhaps most enigmatic and poorly understood (Pugh, 2019a).…”

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Attitudes and applications of chairwork amongst CBT therapists: a preliminary survey

Pugh

Bell

Waller

et al. 2021

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Chairwork refers to a collection of experiential interventions which utilise chairs, their positioning, movement, and dialogue to facilitate therapeutic change. Chair-based methods are used in several models of psychotherapy, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). However, little is known about cognitive behavioural therapists’ use and attitudes towards chairwork. A mixed methods survey was conducted of 102 therapists who provided CBT. Overall, training in chairwork was weak amongst CBT therapists (35%). Quantitative results indicated that most therapists perceived chairwork to be clinically effective and consistent with the cognitive behavioural model, but did not feel competent using these methods. Perceived competence was highest amongst therapists who had been trained in chairwork and practised it frequently, but was unrelated to CBT accreditation or clinical experience. Qualitative feedback identified a number of factors that encouraged the use of chairwork (e.g. overcoming limitations associated with verbal restructuring methods), as well as inhibitors (e.g. therapist anxiety and limited access to training). These preliminary findings highlight a need for further research relating to cognitive behavioural chairwork and suggest that increased training in experiential interventions could go some way towards improving outcomes in CBT. Key learning aims As a result of reading this paper, readers should: (1) Understand cognitive behavioural therapists’ attitudes towards chairwork. (2) Appreciate therapists’ anxiety and avoidance in relation to chairwork. (3) Identify the key factors that facilitate or inhibit the use of cognitive behavioural chairwork.

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“…Previous studies showed that mental imagery can trigger a range of emotional responses, serving as an "emotional ampli er" (48) affecting motivation and behaviors. It makes imagery a powerful facilitator in bringing cognitive, affective, and behavioral change in positive way (49) enhancing the level of anticipated pleasure (50). It tends to evokes stronger subjective emotional responses, compared to those triggered by verbal processing patterns, in both physiological, neurological layer that tend to be stronger than those triggered by (13).…”

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Positive Mental Imagery in the Intervention of Negative Mood: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Zhou¹,

Li²,

Xu³

et al. 2020

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Background The aim of this study was to explore the intervention effect of positive mental imagery training on college students’ negative emotions in adults with depression trend. Methods A 2 (group: training group, non-training group) and 4 (time: pre-, post-, 1-week follow-up, and 6-week follow-up) mixed design was used in the present study, with the group as between-subjects factor and the time as within-subjects factor. Forty-nine participants with depressive tendency were randomly assigned to either the imagery training group or the non-training group. Except for negative interpretive bias were assessed before and after training, participants’ depression and anxiety symptoms, vividness and likelihood of mental imagery were assessed at all four time points. Results Compared to the pre-training, imagery group reported improvement in depression and trait anxiety scores and the likelihood of positive imagery across subsequent three assessments, and showed the improvement in the vividness of positive imagery at post-training. However, there was no significant between-group difference was found in negative interpretation bias. Conclusions The positive mental imagery training could effectively promote negative emotions and anxiety in adults with depression trend after 1-week training, and the effects of mental imagery could at least last for 6weeks, which provides a choice for self-regulation in daily life and is a promising way of mental health care. Often imagine a positive future, at least to some extent, good for our physical and mental health.

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The essential role of mental imagery in cognitive behaviour therapy: What is old is new again

Cited by 27 publications

References 33 publications

Spanish Version of the Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire

Spanish Version of the Plymouth Sensory Imagery Questionnaire

Attitudes and applications of chairwork amongst CBT therapists: a preliminary survey

Positive Mental Imagery in the Intervention of Negative Mood: A Randomized Controlled Trial

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