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Modelling cognition in emotional disorder: the S-REF model

A Wells1, G Matthews

  • 1Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester, U.K.

Behaviour Research and Therapy
|November 1, 1996
PubMed
Summary

This study introduces the Self-Regulatory Executive Function (S-REF) model, integrating cognitive psychology and schema theory to explain emotional disorders. The model clarifies cognitive control and offers new cognitive therapy strategies for effective psychological change.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Psychopathology

Background:

  • Cognitive therapy is widely used but lacks theoretical integration with cognitive psychology.
  • Existing cognitive therapy models do not fully explain cognitive-attentional phenomena or treatment mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present the Self-Regulatory Executive Function (S-REF) model of emotional disorder.
  • To integrate information processing research with Beck's schema theory.
  • To advance understanding of cognitive control and its implications for cognitive therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Integration of experimental cognitive psychology findings.
  • Application of Beck's schema theory.
  • Development of a theoretical model for information processing in emotional disorders.

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Main Results:

  • The S-REF model explains the interplay between stimulus-driven and voluntary cognitive control.
  • It accounts for the role of procedural knowledge (beliefs) and information-processing levels.
  • The model explains cognitive bias effects observed in psychopathology research.

Conclusions:

  • The S-REF model provides a framework for understanding emotional disorders.
  • It offers insights into the mechanisms of cognitive bias.
  • The model has significant implications for refining cognitive therapy techniques and achieving effective cognitive change.