Implicit Associations in Mental Health (1CE)
Number of Credits: 1
This course is for: Clinical Psychologists and Counselors
Course By: Rachel Schoor, PhD
Content By: Werntz, A. J., Steinman, S. A., Glenn, J. J., Nock, M. K., & Teachman, B. A. (2016). Characterizing implicit mental health associations across clinical domains. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 52, 17-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.02.004
Course Description: Implicit associations are uncontrollable associations between concepts in memory. The current study focuses on implicit associations in mental health domains (e.g., alcohol use, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders) and how these associations relate to explicit associations, vary based on demographic characteristics, and relate to self-reported clinical symptoms within the same domains. Overall, researchers found that individuals exhibited a bias for psychopathology-related implicit mental health evaluations, only in the context of eating disorder-relevant concerns. The results indicate that implicit mental health associations predict symptoms, over and above individuals’ explicit associations with mental health concepts and suggests that automatic self- and psychopathology-concepts are important in understanding and predicting alcohol use, anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the purpose of the study and the methods related to implicit associations related to the four identified mental health domains
- Analyze the data by exploring the statistical tests used in conjunction with the discussed findings
- Integrate the study limitations with the identified areas of future research
Course Outline:
- Read and understand Characterizing Implicit Mental Health Associations across Clinical Domains
- Review the Course Description and Learning Objectives
- Consider the factors related to implicit mental health associations coupled with the statistical findings from the accompanying article
- Work through the post-test questions; keep in mind that answer selections should be derived from the respective article
- Return to the referenced article for clarification regarding mental health associations across clinical domains, or for any missed questions
Approvals:
Board Approvals | American Psychological Association (APA), NBCC, Florida Board - Social Work, MFT, Counseling, and Psychology, NYSED - Social Work, MFT and Counseling Only, American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders |
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CE Format | Online, Text-Based |