APS
30th APS Annual Convention · 2018
The Impact of Mood, Anxiety, and Fatigue on Cognition: Implications for Education
- Emily Desbiens
William Paterson University - Rebecca Pavlick
William Paterson University - Bruce Diamond
William Paterson University Clinical Psychology Doctoral Program
Abstract
Depressed mood, anxiety and fatigue were associated with impaired performance on tests of executive function, memory, attention, and processing speed in college students. These findings suggest the urgent need to treat even sub-clinical levels of disturbed mood and anxiety in this population given the impact on cognition.
Depression
