TRAIT-ANXIETY AND ACHIEVEMENT-MOTIVATION ARE POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH MEMORY PERFORMANCE IN PATIENTS WHO VISIT A GERIATRIC OUTPATIENT-CLINIC WITH AMNESTIC SYMPTOMS

Authors
KOENDERS MEF TEUNS G VANDERCAMMEN TJM PASSCHIER J VANHARSKAMP F SCHUDEL WJ
Citation
Mef. Koenders et al., TRAIT-ANXIETY AND ACHIEVEMENT-MOTIVATION ARE POSITIVELY CORRELATED WITH MEMORY PERFORMANCE IN PATIENTS WHO VISIT A GERIATRIC OUTPATIENT-CLINIC WITH AMNESTIC SYMPTOMS, Psychological reports, 73(3), 1993, pp. 1227-1231
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
Psychological reports → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
73
Issue
3
Year of publication
1993
Part
2
Pages
1227 - 1231
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1993)73:3<1227:TAAAPC>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Memory performance was studied in relation to anxiety and achievement motivation in a sample of 35 patients who were referred to a geriatric outpatient clinic for their complaints of memory dysfunction. State-a nxiety appeared not to be associated with memory performance or the se verity of dementia. Trait-anxiety and achievement motivation were asso ciated positively with memory performance and negatively with the seve rity of dementia. The evaluation of anxiety symptoms in the assessment of dementia is recommended.