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SUMMARY:C2:AD Seminar -  Be careful what you wish for: Personal goals and 
 psychological distress.  - Nick Moberly (Mood Disorders Centre\, Universit
 y of Exeter)
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CONTACT:Rachel Elliott
DESCRIPTION:For our June seminar we will be hosting:\n\n*Nick Moberly (Moo
 d Disorders Centre\, University of Exeter).*\n\n*Be careful what you wish 
 for: Personal goals and psychological distress.*\n\nPersonal goal pursuits
  provide structure and meaning to life and contribute to affective and cog
 nitive experience. Control theory ('cybernetic') accounts suggest that neg
 ative affect and rumination signal that rates of progress on important goa
 ls are unsatisfactory. Motivational models of psychopathology implicate re
 duced approach goal motivation in depression and heightened avoidance goal
  motivation in both depression and anxiety. This talk outlines several stu
 dies investigating characteristics of personal goals that are associated w
 ith psychological distress in both student and clinical samples. In additi
 on to research examining the approach/avoidance orientation of goals\, I w
 ill describe studies that examine psychological distress in terms of the s
 pecificity of goals\, the motives that drive goal pursuit\, the broader or
 ganisation of personal goal systems\, and the relationship between goals a
 nd ruminative thought. Although the causal status of these relationships h
 as not yet been fully elucidated\, I conclude by outlining how these findi
 ngs may be relevant to current treatment approaches.\n\n\n*Friday 7th June
  2019.\n\n12.30 - 1.30*\n\nHerchel Smith Building on the Forvie site at Ad
 denbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge.\n\nPlease note that no registration i
 s required for this event\, and that parking is limited.
LOCATION:Herchel Smith Building for Brain and Mind Sciences on the Forvie 
 site at Addenbrooke’s Hospital 
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