Selective processing of negative information: effects of clinical anxiety, concurrent depression, and awareness
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A study of 20 anxiety patients of anxiety and 20 control subjects for comparison using the Stoop color-naming task containing depression- and anxiety-related words in subliminal and supraliminal exposure conditions showed higher color-naming interference for anxiety words than neutral words for eleven generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) patients in the anxious group compared to the nine patients with a mixed diagnosis of GAD and depression. The GAD group without concurrent depression showed slower color naming for negative words as compared to neutral words in both conditions validating previous results.
Publication Name: Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-843X
Year: 1995
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A 1-year prospective study of panic attacks: clinical course and factors associated with maintenance
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Examination of panic attacks in several individuals reveals the recurrence of these attacks in 92% of the patients, while 41% exhibited a relapse. Anxiety sensitivity, avoidance and good perception of heartbeat are the major factors associated with maintenance relapse. Relapse, maintenance of panic disorder in treated individuals and maintenance of spontaneous attacks in occasional panickers influence the agoraphobic avoidance during initial assessments. An increased responsivity to anxiety is exhibited by patients experiencing their first panic attack during follow-up.
Publication Name: Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-843X
Year: 1995
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Effects of a safe person on induced distress following a biological challenge in panic disorder with agoraphobia
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An investigation of panic-disordered patients with agoraphobia subject to CO2 inhalation reveals an increase in distress, physiological arousal and catastrophic cognitions in the absence of a safe person. The presence of a safe person helps stabilize these controls during the induced anxiety process. The observations from this test are not in conjunction with the biological model of panic, while they agree with the cognitive model of panic and the safety-signal theory.
Publication Name: Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-843X
Year: 1995
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