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Title: The phenomenology of mental imagery in people with intellectual disabilities.
Authors: Hewitt, Olivia Mary, Langdon, Peter E., Hales, Susie A., Larkin, Michael
Source: Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice. Mar2023, Vol. 96 Issue 1, p25-39. 15p. 2 Charts.
Subjects: Research methodology, Interviewing, Imagination, Experience, Qualitative research, Phenomenology, Sound recordings, Descriptive statistics, Research funding, Data analysis software, Intellectual disabilities
Abstract: Objectives: Mental imagery is important in the development and maintenance of psychological disorders and well‐being but has been neglected in people with intellectual disabilities. A detailed idiographic analysis of the lived experience of mental imagery in this population is presented. Design: This qualitative study uses interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). It involved inclusive research methods with people with intellectual disabilities and other stakeholders (including family members, advocates, support workers and intellectual disability service managers). Methods: Ten individual semi‐structured interviews were conducted with people with mild–moderate intellectual disabilities. Participants were opportunistically sampled through organisations providing community services to people with intellectual disabilities in the UK. Two men and eight women (mean age 43 years) participated. Interviews were audio‐recorded and analysed using IPA. Results: People with intellectual disabilities are able to experience a range of rich and detailed mental images across all sensory modalities. Participants reported changes in affect based on mental imagery, and an ability to experience both spontaneous and deliberate mental images. The emotional saliency of the object of mental imagery appeared to influence participants' ability to engage with imagery. A number of adaptations make mental imagery more accessible and easier to report. The ability of people with intellectual disabilities to experience vivid mental imagery has important clinical implications for the use of a range of mental imagery interventions with this population. Conclusions: The need to consider mental imagery interventions for this population, and how these can be adapted to ensure accessibility is a priority for people with intellectual disabilities and psychological disorders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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