Paper Title
Vividness in Mental Imagery and Depression

Abstract
There has been a heuristic excitement about the plausible role of visual mental imagery in mental disorders, especially depression, bi-polar disorder, anxiety disorders and PTSD among others. The present study aimed to establish of there exists a relationship between vividness in visual mental imagery and depression. The hypothesis was that there would be significant difference between the vividness in mental imagery of depressed and non-depressed group of individuals. The study was conducted on 71 participants, 31 depressed people and 40 non-depressed people, VVIQ by Marks and BDI-II by Beck was administered. The results showed that higher the score on BDI, the lower the scores on VVIQ would be. This would mean that the higher the level of depression in an individual is, higher the vividness of mental imagery in that individual. This will help us explain how mental imagery can be used in treatment modules to efficiently manage mental disorders. Keywords – Mental imagery, Depression, Vividness, Non-Depressed individuals, Depressed individuals.