Pre-Molecular Assessment of Self-Processes in Neurotypical Subjects Using a Single Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Evoking Autobiographical Memory.
Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) October 5, 2022 Jorge Emanuel Martins, Joana Simões, Marlene Barros et al. 2 citations
Neurotypical young adults can be sorted into four distinct subgroups based on how they reflect on themselves: self-awareness, self-consciousness, reflective self, and pre-reflective self. A convenience sample of 128 healthy university students aged 19–25 underwent a psychological assessment and a single cognitive behavioral intervention combining psychophysical training with autobiographical memory recall. The results isolated these four forms of self-directed attention, each with discrete cognitive characteristics, providing a basis for mental health profiling. The authors plan future work to test the reliability of these mental strata through molecular and neurophysiological analysis.