1. The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms Julia Roberts, Sunny Lee, Brittany Sutter Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

2. Introduction  The hypothesis that depressed affect arises in response to an analytically and attentionally challenging problem predicts that subjects with low levels of pre-existing depression should experience an increase after exposure to the intervention.  The RAPM intervention was attentionally demanding  The hypothesis that depressed affect arises in response to an analytically and attentionally challenging problem predicts that subjects with low levels of pre-existing depression should experience an increase after exposure to the intervention.  The RAPM intervention was attentionally demanding Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

3. Procedure  Participants  115 University students  Control Group (50)  Completed T1 and T2 assessments  Intervention Group (65)  Given an intervention (RAPM) in between T1 and T2 then a short form of RAPM at the end  Participants  115 University students  Control Group (50)  Completed T1 and T2 assessments  Intervention Group (65)  Given an intervention (RAPM) in between T1 and T2 then a short form of RAPM at the end Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

4. Results  Divided their results into groups according to depression levels  High, medium, and low  Divided their results into groups according to depression levels  High, medium, and low Initial Depression Levels Change in Depression Effect T2-T1 Adapted from (Andrews et al., 2007, p.593) Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

5. Discussion  Those with low levels of depression became significantly more depressed with the intervention  While those with high levels of depression had significantly lower T2 scores, because the goal was to distract them from their current challenging problems in their life  Those with low levels of depression became significantly more depressed with the intervention  While those with high levels of depression had significantly lower T2 scores, because the goal was to distract them from their current challenging problems in their life Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

6. Video Clip  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP7J qS2EqZs&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=D 4F7816B052B8643  @5:33  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PP7J qS2EqZs&feature=SeriesPlayList&p=D 4F7816B052B8643  @5:33 Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

7. Critical Review  Interesting and informative  1- Initially stressed people end up to be less stressed after a stressful intervention.  2- Age and gender have no effect  3- those in the control group with high stress got more stressed  Interesting and informative  1- Initially stressed people end up to be less stressed after a stressful intervention.  2- Age and gender have no effect  3- those in the control group with high stress got more stressed Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.

8. Critical Review  Criticisms  1- Did not try to stress them out with any other method besides the RAPM  2- Higher percentage of females  3- College students  Criticisms  1- Did not try to stress them out with any other method besides the RAPM  2- Higher percentage of females  3- College students Andrews, P.W., Aggen, S. H., Miller, G.F., Radi, C., Dencoff, J.E., & Neale, M.C. (2007). The functional design of depression influence on attention: A preliminary test of alternative control-process mechanisms. Evolutionary Psychology, 5(3), 584-604.