Dr. Franziska Motka
Post-Doc
Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment
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Postal address:
Leopoldstraße 13
80802 Munich
Research Focus & Expertise
I am interested in altered impulsive and reflexive processes in substance use disorders. Impulsive processes include approach distortions or psychophysiological and neuronal appetitive appetitive reactions to addictive stimuli. Reflexive processes include response inhibition and motivation. My focus is on their measurement and modification by means of targeted training.
Publications
Wittekind, C. E., Takano, K., Motka, F., Winkler, M. H., Werner, G. G., Ehring, T., & Rüther, T. (2026). Approach Bias Modification as an Add-On to Smoking Cessation Treatment: A Randomized Controlled Trial. The American journal of psychiatry, 183(4), 240–250. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.20250189
Motka, F., Tan, H., Vollstädt-Klein, S., Bertsch, K., & Wittekind, C. E. (2026). The effects of approach bias modification on smoking cue-reactivity in individuals who smoke: A randomized controlled fMRI study. Scientific Reports, 16, 10519. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-026-45748-y
Motka, F., Tan, H., Levine, S. M., Vollstädt-Klein, S., Danböck, S. K., Bertsch, K., Winkler, M. H., & Wittekind, C. E. (2026). Appetitive responses toward smoking-related stimuli in abstinence-motivated, non-deprived individuals with chronic tobacco dependence: A multi-methodological investigation. Addiction, 121(5), 1140–1152. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70283
Claus, N., Flechsenhar, A., Motka, F., Sckopke, P., Schönbrodt, F. D., Stefan, A. M., Werner, G. G., Cludius, B., & Zygar-Hoffmann, C. (2025). Interpersonal versus intrapersonal emotion regulation: Intensity of negative emotion predicts usage probability. Emotion, 25(6), 1473–1490. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001508
Motka F, Kühn S, Wittekind CE. Deficits in general and smoking-specific response inhibition in the Go/No-Go task in individuals who smoke: A cross-sectional analysis. Addiction. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.70003
Motka, F., Wittekind, C. E., Ascone, L., & Kühn, S. (2025). Efficacy and working mechanisms of a Go/No-Go task-based inhibition training in smoking: A randomized-controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 185, 104672. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2024.104672
Motka, F., Grüne, B., Braun, B., & Kraus, L. (2019). Spielersperren in Deutschland: Stand der gesetzlichen Glücksspielregelungen und ihre Umsetzung. Suchttherapie, 20(02), 100-109. DOI: 10.1055/a-0583-2888
Motka, F., Grüne, B., Sleczka, P., Braun, B., Örnberg, J. C., & Kraus, L. (2018). Who uses self-exclusion to regulate problem gambling? A systematic literature review. Journal of Behavioural Addiction, 7(4), 903-916. DOI: 10.1556/2006.7.2018.96
Academic Background
- Since 11/25
- Postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, LMU Munich
- 01/22-11/25
- Doctoral candidate at the Chair of Clinical Psychology and Psychological Treatment, LMU Munich
Titel: „Impulsive and reflective processes in chronic tobacco dependence: empirical research on assessment and modification.” - 10/19-10/23
- Clinical Training (behavioral therapy) at the vfkv training institute in Munich
Licensed as a psychological psychotherapist in October 2023 - 11/20-12/21
- Psychologist at the Clinic for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum München-Ost
- 09/19-11/20
- Psychologist at the Max-Planck-Institute of Psychiatry in Munich
- 10/17-09/19
- M. Sc. Psychology at the Humboldt University of Berlin (specializing in clinical psychology and neuropsychology)
- 05/15-11/18
- Research assistant at the IFT Institute for Therapy Research Munich, State Center for Gambling Addiction