Inspired by the reflective and deliberative control mechanisms used in cognitive architectures such as SOAR Sigma, we propose an alternative decision mechanism driven architectural appraisals allowing robots to overcome impasses. The presented work builds on improves our previous a generally applicable with roots Standard Model of Mind Generalized Cognitive Hour-glass Model. proposed provides a...

Abstract Background Dysfunctional appraisals are a key mechanism in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Experimental manipulations of via Cognitive Bias Modification-Appraisal (CBM-App) training targeting cognitions related to the ‘self’ has shown affect analog trauma symptoms. The present study aimed conceptually replicate and extend previous findings by comparing newly developed ‘world’ ori...

Caring for someone with an acquired brain injury (ABI) is associated increased psychological distress and reduced satisfaction life. Caregiver negative appraisals predict these poor outcomes, social support adaptive coping buffer effects. Psychological flexibility beneficial in dementia caregiving but has not been studied ABI never comparison to known predictors of caregiver distress. This stud...

PURPOSE Religion is frequently ignored within the clinical domain. Yet when examined, empirical evidence indicates that specific aspects of religiosity are correlated with mental health. The established associations between religious dimensions and mental health could be mediated by cognitive-behavioural mechanisms. This paper proposes a preliminary conceptual framework in which two types of co...

Within the stress and coping theoretical framework the study examines how concepts experience, appraise and deal with various aspects of life during the 'beginning phase of their military service. A set of self-report instruments measuring potential sources of problems during military service, cognitive appraisals and the ways of coping with stressors was administered on the sample of 449 males...

Research has recently begun to focus on separable conscious and subconscious aspects of self-esteem. Meanwhile, research on aggressive behavior has found that some individuals with high self-esteem are more prone to aggressive behavior. Based on a biopsychosocial approach, research has shown that appraisals of threat/challenge are marked by distinct physiological responses – threat appraisals a...

This paper outlines cognitive approaches to understanding and treating positive psychotic symptoms, such as hallucinations, delusions, and dissociations. Recent cognitive accounts of psychosis are reviewed along with the claim that it is not the symptoms themselves but cognitive and meta-cognitive appraisals (attributions and beliefs) about the significance of the symptoms that cause distress a...

Interest makes one hold her attention on the object of interest. Automatic recognition of interest has numerous applications in human-computer interaction. In this paper, we study the facial expressions associated with interest and its underlying and closely related components, namely, coping potential, novelty and complexity. We develop a method for automatic recognition of visual interest in ...