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Prevention Of Recurrent Affective Episodes Using Extinction Training In The Reconsolidation Window: A Testable Psychotherapeutic Strategy., Robert M Post, Robert Kegan
Prevention Of Recurrent Affective Episodes Using Extinction Training In The Reconsolidation Window: A Testable Psychotherapeutic Strategy., Robert M Post, Robert Kegan
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Faculty Publications
Stressors may initially precipitate affective episodes, but with sufficient numbers of recurrences, episodes can occur more autonomously. It is postulated the memory engram for these recurrent depressions moves from the conscious representational memory system to the unconscious habit memory system encoded in the striatum. If this were the case, cognitive behavior therapy targeted toward extinction of habit memories could be an effective maneuver for helping reverse the automaticity of affective episode recurrence. Extinction training in the reconsolidation window (which opens about 5 min to 1 h after active memory recall) can revise, reverse, or eliminate the long term memories associated …