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29th APS Annual Convention

Alterations in Reward and Punishment Learning: Transdiagnostic Mechanisms and Potential Treatment Targets

Sunday, May 28, 2017 · Boston, MA

Clinical Science

Learning processes such as fear conditioning and negative reinforcement are mechanisms that contribute to a range of emotional disorders. Less is known about impairments in reward and punishment learning. This symposium examines reward and punishment learning in depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use, with implications for understanding comorbidity and treatment.

Chairs & Discussants

  • Gabrielle LiverantChair
    Suffolk University

Presentations

  1. Associations Among Smoking, Anhedonia, and Reward Learning in Depression.Laina Rosebrock
  2. Subjective Sensitivity to Rewards and Blunted Reward Learning Are Uniquely Associated with Heavy Drinking in College StudentsPaola Pedrelli
  3. Punishment Learning in Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder. Gabrielle Liverant
  4. The Effect of Co-Occurring Social Anxiety Disorder on Punishment Learning in Veterans with Unipolar DepressionAmanda Khan