Search results for "Cognitive Symptoms"

2018

Social identification has been shown to be a protective resource for mental health. In this study, the relationships between social identification and emotional, as well as cognitive symptoms of test anxiety are investigated. Participants were university students diagnosed with test anxiety ( N = 108). They completed questionnaires regarding a range of psychopathologic stress symptoms, and their social identification with fellow students and with their study program. Results reveal negative relations between social identification and almost all investigated emotional and cognitive symptoms of test anxiety. Based on this study, interventions could be developed that strengthen the social ide…

Translational Research in Neuroimmunology: Cognition

2021

Cognitive impairment affects up to 70% of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). It may already be present in the early stages of disease and impedes with a patient’s ability to maintain employment, take part in activities of daily life, and fully participate in society. Similar to the clinical heterogeneity of MS, there is great variability in cognitive symptoms among patients. Given the impact of such deficits on everyday functioning, an increasing interest in diagnosis and treatment of cognitive impairment has arisen. This chapter aims to present an overview of those cognitive domains most commonly affected in MS, common approaches to assess the respective cognitive functions as well as …