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To examine the existing knowledge base on trauma experiences and positive memories, we conducted a scoping review of trauma and post-trauma factors related to positive memory count. In July 2019, we searched PubMed, Medline, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Embase, and PTSDpubs for a combination of words related to “positive memories/experiences,” “trauma/posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD),” and “number/retrieval.” Twenty-one articles met inclusion criteria (adult samples, original articles in English, peer-reviewed, included trauma-exposed group or variable of trauma exposure, trauma exposure examined with a trauma measure/methodology, assessed positive memory count, empirical experimental/non-experimental study designs). Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews guidelines, two authors reviewed abstracts, completed a secondary search, and independently extracted data. Our review indicated (1) that depression and PTSD were most researched; (2) no conclusive relationships of positive memory count with several psychopathology (depression, acute stress disorder, eating disorder, and anxiety), cognitive/affective, neurobiological, and demographic factors; (3) trends of potential relationships of positive memory count with PTSD and childhood interpersonal traumas (e.g., sexual and physical abuse); and (4) lower positive memory specificity as a potential counterpart to greater overgeneral positive memory bias. Given variations in sample characteristics and methodology as well as the limited longitudinal research, conclusions are tentative and worthy of further investigations.

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Music Is Healing: Developing a Music Module for a Pain Management Intervention for African American Older Adults

Innovation in Aging ◽

10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2967 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽

pp. 815-815

Author(s):

Mary Janevic ◽

Sheria Robinson-Lane ◽

Afton Hassett ◽

Rebecca Courser

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

African American ◽

Pain Management ◽

Health Workers ◽

New Music ◽

Participant Engagement ◽

Management Intervention ◽

Phone Calls ◽

Positive Memories ◽

African American Older Adults

Abstract Music has a known analgesic effect. Our multidisciplinary team is developing a music-focused module for Positive STEPS, a pain self-management intervention based on principles of positive psychology. The priority population is African American older adults with disabling chronic pain. Positive STEPS is delivered via website and phone calls from community health workers. To inform program design, we conducted two focus groups with older adults in Detroit (n=16; 100% female and African American; 75% age 70+). All participants said they would enjoy using music to cope with pain. Content analysis revealed the following themes regarding music for pain management: it elicits positive memories, reduces stress, motivates exercise and daily activities, and promotes relaxation. Participants offered ideas for music-focused activities, including learning about unfamiliar genres and using music for meditation/relaxation. Findings will inform the design of a new music module, to be pilot-tested for its effect on participant engagement and pain-related outcomes.

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Counting your blessings: Positive memories among grateful persons

Current Psychology ◽

10.1007/s12144-004-1008-z ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 52-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Philip C. Watkins ◽

Dean L. Grimm ◽

Russell Kolts

Keyword(s):

Positive Memories

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On the bright side: Young people’s most positive memories of family foster care

Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry ◽

10.1177/1359104520978691 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 135910452097869

Author(s):

Anne Steenbakkers ◽

Steffie van der Steen ◽

Hans Grietens

Keyword(s):

Foster Care ◽

Young People ◽

Family Environment ◽

Thematic Analysis ◽

Normal Family ◽

Traumatic Experiences ◽

Family Foster Care ◽

Continuous Support ◽

Positive Memories ◽

Negative Memories

This study explored what contributes to successful family foster care from the perspective of young people by asking them about their most positive memory of family foster care. Forty-four Dutch adolescents and young adults (aged 16–28) participated in this study and shared their most positive memory in a short interview. Their answers were qualitatively analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis, supplemented with an analysis of the structure of their memories. The thematic analysis resulted in the themes Belongingness, Receiving support, Normal family life, It is better than before, and Seeing yourself grow. The structural analysis showed that young people both shared memories related to specific events, as well as memories that portrayed how they felt for a prolonged period of time. In addition, young people were inclined to share negative memories alongside the positive memories. These results highlight that, in order to build a sense of belonging, it is important that of foster parents create a normal family environment for foster children and provide continuous support. Moreover, the negative memories shared by participants are discussed in light of a bias resulting from earlier traumatic experiences.

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051 Is Working Memory Associated with Ag- related Emotional Memory Bias?

SLEEP ◽

10.1093/sleep/zsab072.050 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 44 (Supplement_2) ◽

pp. A21-A22

Author(s):

Negin Sattari ◽

Lauren Whitehurst ◽

Sara Mednick

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Working Memory ◽

Emotional Reactivity ◽

Emotional Memory ◽

Negative Word ◽

Memory Bias ◽

Long Term Memory ◽

Sleep Condition ◽

Valence And Arousal ◽

Positive Memories

Abstract Introduction Aging is accompanied by deterioration in both working memory (WM) and long-term memory (LTM), though the reason is not well understood. Sleep may play a role in young adults, but the findings in older adults are not as clear. In addition, older adults show better memory for positive memories, whereas youngers tend to hold on to negative memories. The prefrontal cortex has been implicated in this emotional memory bias. The current study investigated the role of working memory (a prefrontal task) on emotional memory consolidation across sleep and wake in young and older adults. Methods In the morning, 93 younger (18–39) and 121 older (60–85) adults took a WM task and encoded neutral or negative word pairs, and gave valence and arousal ratings for each pair. After a wake or polysomnography-recorded sleep condition, memory for the word pairs was tested plus valence and arousal ratings. Results Youngers had better overall memory (p<.001), with older adults showing better memory for neutral compared to negative word pairs (p=.04), as well as increased positivity (p=.02), which was correlated with LTM performance (p=.009). In contrast, youngers performed better on the negative word pairs (p=.01), but no change in ratings and no association between emotional reactivity and LTM. Further, WM was positively related to memory in youngers (r=.38, p=.02), but not in older adults. Lastly, no role for sleep likely due to the lack of an immediate test. Conclusion we found that the positivity bias in aging in both memory and valence, with increasing positivity associated with better memory. We found a robust relation between WM and LTM in youngers but not older adults. Our findings are consistent with the socioemotional-selectivity theory that posits that aging is associated with a relative suppression of negative information while WM may play a role. Support (if any):

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Personal Interpretation Starts with the Interpreter: How Do Outcome Priorities Change Over Time among Interpretive Staff?

Journal of Park and Recreation Administration ◽

10.18666/jpra-2021-10605 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Clara-Jane Blye ◽

Glen Hvenegaard ◽

Elizabeth Halpenny

Keyword(s):

Key Management ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Management Tool ◽

Strategic Decisions ◽

Front Line ◽

Change Over Time ◽

Agency Support ◽

The Impact ◽

Positive Memories ◽

Over Time

Personal interpretation is a key management tool to help visitors discover, value, and enjoy parks. Goals and objectives for personal interpretation should be consistent among staff to ensure that planning and delivery are effective in achieving targeted outcomes. The aim of this study was to assess how the outcome priorities for, and resources used by, front-line interpreters (employees who deliver personal interpretation programs) changed over the course of one season. Staff goals are also influenced by agency goals and agency support. We were interested in how park agency legislation and management goals were aligned with front-line staff goals and how the agency supported (or did not support) staff in achieving those outcomes. Front-line interpreters from Alberta Parks completed in-person questionnaires during May 2018 (time 1), describing their priorities for interpretive outcomes, perceived trends, resources used, opportunities, barriers, and demographics. Following the delivery of personal interpretation in 11 provincial parks across Alberta during the May to September 2018 park visitation season, the same interpreters completed a follow-up survey between October 2018 and January 2019 (time 2) to understand if and why those responses changed. Respondents were asked to rate their priorities for six main outcomes of personal interpretation. The top outcomes at time 1 were visitor enjoyment, connections to place, and learning. At time 2, learning and enjoyment priorities declined; attitudes, behavioral change, connections to place, and positive memories did not change as desired outcomes. When asked which of the six outcomes were most important, respondents indicated connections to place, positive memories, and enjoyment most often (but there were no changes from time 1 to time 2). As for resources used in guiding content and strategic decisions in delivering personal interpretation programs, the importance of park legislation and park finances declined; the importance of the other resources did not change. When asked what organizational factors helped them be successful (or unsuccessful), staff relied overwhelmingly on their immediate team, including their supervisors and fellow interpreters. However, responses from time 2 suggested that respondents felt in need of more training, more time to prepare new and innovative programs, and more support from upper-level managers and their agency. This research can help inform park practitioner efforts to understand how interpretive priorities change over time and what resources are important for interpreters. Park agency managers can use these results to hire, train, and nurture front-line interpreters, with a goal of improving the impact of personal interpretation programs.

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On Realizing Emotional Memories

Handbook of Research on Synthesizing Human Emotion in Intelligent Systems and Robotics - Advances in Computational Intelligence and Robotics ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-7278-9.ch005 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 116-151

Author(s):

Saurabh K. Singh ◽

Shashi Shekhar Jha ◽

Shivashankar B. Nair

Keyword(s):

Psychological Research ◽

Emotional States ◽

Emotional Memories ◽

Memory Work ◽

Emotion And Memory ◽

Multi Agent ◽

Real Robot ◽

The One ◽

The Right ◽

Positive Memories

Emotion and memory have been two intermingled areas in psychological research. Although researchers are still fairly clueless on how human emotions or memory work, several attempts have been made to copy the dynamics of these two entities in the realm of robotics. This chapter describes one such attempt to capture the dynamics of human emotional memories and model the same for use in a real robot. Emotional memories are created at extreme emotional states, namely, very positive or happy events or very negative ones. The positive ones result in the formation of positive memories while the negative ones form the negative counterparts. The robotic system seeks the positive ones while it tries to avoid the negative ones. Such memories aid the system in making the right decisions, especially when situations similar to the one which caused their generation, repeat in the future. This chapter introduces the manner in which a multi-agent emotion engine churns out the emotions which in turn generate emotional memories. Results obtained from simulations and those from using a real situated robot described herein, validate the working of these memories.

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