Schema Surgery: AI-generated Peak Positive Emotional Stimuli Deactivate Maladaptive Schema (Preprint) DOI
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Andrei Dumitrescu

et al.

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

BACKGROUND Early maladaptive schemas (EMS) linked to depression are persistent, dysfunctional belief and behavior patterns acquired during critical developmental periods, resistant change challenging address therapeutically. Peak emotional experiences have been shown mitigate such schemas, suggesting a novel intervention pathway. OBJECTIVE This study aimed evaluate whether AI-generated personalized clones of peak stimuli could selectively deactivate negative offering new approach addressing entrenched cognitive in depression. METHODS A total 182 healthy participants were exposed three variants stimulus: the original, cloned version, schema-specific clone targeting negativity. Emotional shifts valence arousal measured pre- post-exposure assess impact on schemas. Schema assessed using Young Questionnaire (YSQ). Statistical analyses conducted compare effects schema mitigation. RESULTS All induced robust positive shifts, confirming method's effectiveness generating affect. However, only stimulus significantly mitigated targeted negativity schema, outperforming other reducing thinking patterns. Qualitative reports underscored stimulus's relevance its potential for change. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that AI-generated, exposures can effectively modify stable cognitions, promising dismantling depressive supports utility mental health interventions, highlighting AI enhancing therapeutic outcomes.

Language: Английский

Aesthetic chills mitigate maladaptive cognition in depression DOI Creative Commons
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Vladimir Adrien

et al.

BMC Psychiatry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 24(1)

Published: Jan. 10, 2024

Depression is a major global health challenge, affecting over 300 million people worldwide. Current pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions have limited efficacy, underscoring the need for novel approaches. Emerging evidence suggests that peak emotional experiences characterized by awe, transcendence, meaning hold promise rapidly shifting maladaptive cognitive patterns in depression. Aesthetic chills, positive emotion physical sensations such as shivers goosebumps, may influence reward-related neural pathways modifying core beliefs rooted early adverse experiences.

Language: Английский

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Musical chills induce psychological insight DOI Open Access
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Leonardo Christov‐Moore

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Published: Nov. 22, 2023

Aesthetic chills involve pleasurable bodily sensations co-occurring with self-transcendent emotions. In this study, 94 participants were exposed to pre-validated musical stimuli chills-inducing potential. Participants experiencing reported significantly greater psychological insight and emotional awareness compared non-chills controls. Chills intensity positively correlated awareness. These results suggest that interoceptive signals may precipitate cognitive-emotional shifts. Further research should explore the role of manipulations across altered states.

Language: Английский

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Individual Differences in Aesthetic Experience Point to the Role of Bodily Awareness in Political Orientation DOI Open Access
Leonardo Christov‐Moore, Félix Schoeller, Anthony G Vaccaro

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Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Aesthetic chills are a peak emotion characterized by shivers down the spine and goosebumps in response to salient stimuli such as music, speech, or films. In previous study exposing large number of Southern California participants (n=2947) pre-validated audiovisual stimuli, we observed strong correlation between intensity self-reported political orientation, with more conservative reporting intense chills, although not having overall. We performed this current, pre-registered, follow-up examine whether was due religiosity (which frequently accompanies conservatism, particularly USA), and/or being among cultural minority (conservative within largely progressive/liberal context), assaying demographically matched politically diverse populations (n=620) Texas (n=262) identical stimuli. also tested for differences interoceptive awareness via Multidimensional Assessment Interoceptive Awareness (MAIA) scale, based on evidence link conservatism disgust sensitivity. found that originally positive replicated, did show an effect location, appears be strongly mediated mood before stimulus exposure. Post-hoc analyses nonlinear trends data suggest covary most distance from center, rather than per se. This lends novel nuance our understanding relationship orientations, religiosity, awareness, engagement emotional

Language: Английский

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Schema Surgery: AI-generated Peak Positive Emotional Stimuli Deactivate Maladaptive Schema DOI Open Access
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Andrei Dumitrescu

et al.

Published: Feb. 1, 2024

Early maladaptive schemas linked to depression are dysfunctional patterns of belief and behavior, acquired during hyperplastic critical periods brain development. As a result they typically highly resistant change require considerable therapeutic work. Recent evidence found that peak emotional experience can mitigate in depressed adults. This study examined whether AI-generated personalized clones these stimuli could selectively shift negative schemas. We exposed 182 healthy participants 3 variants the same stimulus: original, cloned, schema-specific clone targeting negativity. All conditions evoked robust positive shifts, demonstrating reliability method induce affect. Further, only stimulus significantly mitigated targeted negativity schema outperformed other stimuli. Qualitative reports revealed its enhanced personal relevance. suggests exposures modify stable cognitions when content aligns with individual concerns. novel approach holds promise for dismantling entrenched thinking depression.

Language: Английский

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Aesthetic Chills Mitigate Maladaptive Cognition In Depression DOI Creative Commons
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Vladimir Adrien

et al.

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 14, 2023

Abstract Background Depression is a major global health challenge, affecting over 300 million people worldwide. Current pharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions have limited efficacy, underscoring the need for novel approaches. Emerging evidence suggests that peak emotional experiences characterized by awe, transcendence, meaning hold promise rapidly shifting maladaptive cognitive patterns in depression. Aesthetic chills, positive emotion physical sensations such as shivers goosebumps, may influence reward-related neural pathways modifying core beliefs rooted early adverse experiences. Methods We enrolled 96 patients diagnosed with depressive disorder. A validated database of multimedia known to elicit chills responses (ChillsDB) was used stimulus presentation. Participants' were assessed using Emotional Breakthrough Inventory (EBI), while shifts self-schema measured via Young Schema Questionnaire (YSQ). Results The study found chill-inducing stimuli potential positively schema individuals depression, impacting areas self-related beliefs. associated phenomenology triggered appears share similarities altered states consciousness induced psychedelic substances like psilocybin. Conclusions These preliminary results suggest biological processes involved aesthetic could be harnessed non-pharmacological intervention However, further investigation necessary comprehensively understand neurophysiological evaluate practicality, effectiveness, safety utilizing preventive measure mental care.

Language: Английский

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Schema Surgery: AI-generated Peak Positive Emotional Stimuli Deactivate Maladaptive Schema (Preprint) DOI
Félix Schoeller, Abhinandan Jain, Andrei Dumitrescu

et al.

Published: Feb. 12, 2024

BACKGROUND Early maladaptive schemas (EMS) linked to depression are persistent, dysfunctional belief and behavior patterns acquired during critical developmental periods, resistant change challenging address therapeutically. Peak emotional experiences have been shown mitigate such schemas, suggesting a novel intervention pathway. OBJECTIVE This study aimed evaluate whether AI-generated personalized clones of peak stimuli could selectively deactivate negative offering new approach addressing entrenched cognitive in depression. METHODS A total 182 healthy participants were exposed three variants stimulus: the original, cloned version, schema-specific clone targeting negativity. Emotional shifts valence arousal measured pre- post-exposure assess impact on schemas. Schema assessed using Young Questionnaire (YSQ). Statistical analyses conducted compare effects schema mitigation. RESULTS All induced robust positive shifts, confirming method's effectiveness generating affect. However, only stimulus significantly mitigated targeted negativity schema, outperforming other reducing thinking patterns. Qualitative reports underscored stimulus's relevance its potential for change. CONCLUSIONS The findings suggest that AI-generated, exposures can effectively modify stable cognitions, promising dismantling depressive supports utility mental health interventions, highlighting AI enhancing therapeutic outcomes.

Language: Английский

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