6/23/2023 0 Comments Color moods test![]() In addition we have found that up to 79% of people with an affective disorder equate their mood with a color compared to only 39% of healthy controls. Similarly, we have shown, using the MCW, that negative colors are more likely to be chosen by depressed subjects and that in most cases the higher the depression score the more likely they are to choose such a color. It has also been shown that depressed subjects are more likely to choose brown and black to describe their current mood whereas non-depressed individuals are more likely to choose colors which reflect their color preference. ĭata on color perception and mood suggests that black, brown and grey are consistently associated with negative emotions and it has been shown that patients suffering from depression appear to have impaired color sensitivity and view life monochromatically. It was concluded that for quantitative research on color it may be more useful to relate findings to whether color choice is collectively positive or negative rather than concentrating on a particular color. This was because different shades of the same color could have completely different connotations, for instance, pale blue was strongly positive whereas dark blue was negative. The development and validation of the MCW is described elsewhere and using this instrument it emerged that the positive, neutral and negative attributions of color appeared to be much more meaningful in relation to mood than an individual color itself. ![]() In the absence of a simple way of presenting a series of colors to a patient for choice it was necessary to create a suitable instrument (Figure 1) which we called the Manchester Color Wheel (MCW). This led us to speculate that how a patient relates their illness and their mood to color might also help to predict outcome to treatment and it was the purpose of this study to test this hypothesis. We have previously shown that patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) are more likely to respond to hypnotherapy (HT) treatment if they have an image of their illness and especially if that image is in color. ConclusionĪ positive mood color, especially when combined with HAD anxiety and a high TAS score, predict a good response to hypnotherapy. Twice as many responders (63, 77.8%) had a positive mood color or were anxious or had a high TAS score compared with 32 (42.7%) without these factors (p < 0.001). In addition, these factors could be combined to give an even stronger prediction of outcome. Furthermore, a high TAS score and the presence of HAD anxiety also had good predictive value (odds ratio: 4.024 p = 0.092, 3.917 p < 0.001 respectively) with these markers and a positive mood color being independent of each other. Resultsįor patients with a positive mood color the odds of responding to hypnotherapy were nine times higher than that of those choosing either a neutral or negative color or no color at all (odds ratio: 8.889 p = 0.042). Following hypnotherapy all these measures were repeated with the exception of the TAS. Before treatment, each patient was asked to relate their mood to a color on the MCW as well as completing the IBS Symptom Severity Score, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) Scale, the Non-colonic Symptom Scale, the Quality of Life Scale and the Tellegen Absorption Scale (TAS) which is a measure of hypnotisability. ![]() Methodsġ56 consecutive IBS patients (aged 14-74, mean 42.0 years, 127 (81%) females, 29 (19%) males) were studied. Using this instrument we have been able to classify colors into positive, neutral and negative shades and this study aimed to assess their predictive role in hypnotherapy. In order to undertake this study we have previously developed and validated a method of presenting colors to individuals for research purposes called the Manchester Color Wheel (MCW). The use of imagery and color form an integral part of the hypnotherapeutic process and we have hypothesised that investigating color and how it relates to mood might help to predict response to treatment. However, it is time consuming as well as expensive to provide and therefore a way of predicting outcome would be extremely useful. ![]() Approximately two thirds of patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) respond well to hypnotherapy. ![]()
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