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Graduate Student
Jorden Cummings
Stress and Depression, Wellness, Process of change in psychotherapy...
...Prevention of relapse in depression, Adjustment to stressful life events and stress-related growth, Daily Diary methodology
My research interests primarily focus on the role of stress in the onset, maintenance, and relapse of depression. I am particularly interested in stress-generation and the role played controllable stress. My first and second year projects examined controllable stress from the perspective of a daily diary method as well as behavioral mechanisms that may contribute to controllable stress.
Recently, I have begun to work on the Depression Treatment and Wellness Promotion Program in Adele Hayes’ lab. In particular, I am interested in the prevention of relapse for sufferers of chronic depression and the role of residual depressive symptoms in recurrent depression. Also, we are conducting research examining the role of therapeutic alliances and alliance ruptures in treatment for personality disorders.
Additionally, I am interested in Wellness and positive Mental Health. Specifically, I am interested in stress-related growth and benefit finding following major life stress and variables associated with positive growth following difficult events.
