APF At Home: Fireside Chat with Drs. Lyn Y. Abramson & Lauren B. Alloy
Drs. Lyn Y. Abramson and Lauren B. Alloy are 2025 recipients of the American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award for Impact in Psychology. They are joined by APF Trustee Dr. Lindsey Buckman for this Fireside chat.
Drs. Lyn Y. Abramson and Lauren B. Alloy are recognized for their extraordinary 49-year collaboration, making significant contributions to clinical psychology in the understanding and intervention of mood disorders, both unipolar depression and bipolar disorders. In particular, they are recognized for three primary outstanding theoretical contributions and accompanying bodies of empirical work in applied psychological science: the hopelessness theory of depression, depressive realism, and the behavioral approach system (BAS)/reward system hypersensitivity theory of bipolar disorder. They have had an immense impact on other psychologists throughout the field through their dedication to mentorship and developing future leaders in psychological science.
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