TITLE:
Comparing the Recall to Pleasant and Unpleasant Face Pictures in Depressed and Manic Individuals
AUTHORS:
Mehran Sardaripour
KEYWORDS:
Depression; Manic; Pleasant Face Image; Unpleasant Face Pictures
JOURNAL NAME:
Psychology,
Vol.5 No.1,
January
26,
2014
ABSTRACT:
The main purpose
of the present study is to compare the perception of recalling pleasant and
unpleasant face pictures in the case of depressed and manic people. Methodology: The present study is an
analysis based on a comparative type research; the statistical sample is made
up of depressed and manic people (males) referred to LAVASANI Hospital in
Tehran City using Beck’s depression questionnaire and a diagnostic interview
based on (SCID) DSMIV 30 depressed individuals who were selected after the process of
screening. Ranging from moderate to high depression levels (with a cut-off
point of 21 and higher), samples of 30 people with manic and 30 depressed
people were compared with 30 healthy individuals. It should be mentioned that
three groups were convergent in terms of age, gender, marital status and
educational level. Then, a test involving computer-based cognitive-neural
recall (emotional facial Pictures) was carried out on the related subjects. Findings: A t test of both independent
groups was used to evaluate the convergence of the groups and multi variable
bilateral variance analysis (MANOVA) was used to assess the pleasant and
unpleasant perception of images among three groups. The results of the study
showed that there is a difference among three groups in terms of recalling
pleasant and unpleasant faces so that the depressed group shows a higher level
of recall in terms of unpleasant images than the other two groups, but it
indicates little recall of pleasant images in comparison to the other two
groups (p Conclusion: The findings of the present
study include some explicit outcomes in relation to the application of
therapeutic approaches and concentrated educational methods on the amendment of
emotional bias in depressed and manic people.