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Showing 1 to 20 of 44 for “"Anxiety Sensitivity"”.
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Do gender, anxiety sensitivity level, and timing of anxiety sensitivity assessment predict heart rate variability?
<p>Anxiety sensitivity (AS), or the fear/belief that anxiety symptoms and sensations will have negative outcomes, is a strong predictor of future psychopathology. AS is divided into three factors: physical, cognitive, and social. Reduced heart rate variability (HRV), or the variation in intervals …
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Family factors associated with anxiety sensitivity in youth
… between various family variables and anxiety sensitivity (AS) in a community sample of 159 youth ages 7--18 years and their parents. Youth completed self-report measures of anxiety and AS and parents completed measures of AS, attachment, psychopathology, family environment, and …
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Personalized Feedback for Smokers with Elevated Anxiety Sensitivity
… negative mood states and are related to smoking. Anxiety sensitivity (AS), the tendency to fear anxiety-related sensations, is a core transdiagnostic vulnerability factor for the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders and other emotional disorders, and is also related to smoking maintenance …
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LPP INDEXES BASELINE AND TREATMENT-RELATED CHANGES IN ANXIETY SENSITIVITY
Anxiety sensitivity (AS) refers to an individual’s tendency to be fearful of anxiety-related bodily sensations (the symptoms that accompany feelings of anxiety)(Reiss et al., 1986). These symptoms can be cognitive (i.e., fear of losing control of mental processes), physical (i.e., fear of …
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Exploring the relationship between anxiety sensitivity and heart rate variability
<p>Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is a multifaceted construct based on individual beliefs that anxiety symptoms and sensations will have harmful consequences. In general, literature demonstrates three underlying dimensions of AS: fear of cognitive dyscontrol (i.e., cognitive concerns), fear of …
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Computer-Delivered Personalized Feedback Intervention for Hazardous Drinkers with Elevated Anxiety Sensitivity
… among hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity. The current study serves as an initial validation of a novel computer based integrated PFI for hazardous drinking and anxiety sensitivity. Seventy-four hazardous drinkers with elevated anxiety sensitivity (79.7% female; …
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Individual differences in anxiety sensitivity: The role of emotion regulation and alexithymia
<p>The literature has shown anxiety sensitivity to be a significant risk factor in the development of pathological anxiety. Recent theoretical models have also emphasized the additional importance of emotion regulation in predicting the development of anxiety disorders. The present study examined …
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AN ETIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDING OF BIPOLAR DISORDER-ANXIETY DISORDER COMORBIDITY: THE ROLE OF ANXIETY SENSITIVITY AND TRAIT ANXIETY
… and maintenance of bipolar disorder-anxiety disorder (BD-AD) comorbidity. The literature has shown that disruption of social and circadian rhythms is associated with mood episode onset. This association is especially pronounced among individuals who have a sensitive behavioral …
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Pain Intensity And Anxiety Sensitivity In Relation To Opioid Misuse And Dependence Among Individuals With Chronic Pain
… investigation explored the concurrent role of anxiety sensitivity and pain intensity and their interaction in relation to opioid misuse and dependence among 429 adults with chronic pain (73.9% female, Mage = 38.32 years, SD = 11.07). Results revealed that both anxiety sensitivity and pain …
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Anxiety sensitivity as a moderator for PTSD mediated combat exposure in predicting suicide risk in a military sample
… exceeding the general population (and rising). Anxiety sensitivity (AS; the fear of fear) includes three components: physical, cognitive, and social. Recent studies indicate a connection between AS and suicidality through the Interpersonal-Psychological Theory of Suicide (IPTS). Separate …
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Individual Differences in Anxiety Sensitivity and Emotional Avoidance: Potential Links in the Association between Internalizing Problems and Peer Victimization
… linked to short- and long-term problems such as anxiety, depression, and aggression (Hawker & Bouton, 2000; Reijntjes, Kamphuis, Prinzie, & Telch, 2010; Reijntjes, Kamphuis, Prinzie, Boelen, van der Schoot, & Telch, 2011). Most children are able to escape the role of stable victim, but some …
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Can distress tolerance predict chronic worry? Investigating the relationships among worry, distress tolerance, cognitive avoidance, psychological flexibility, difficulties in emotion regulation, and anxiety sensitivity
… to diminish the physiological experience of anxiety by impeding emotional processing of the fear stimulus. Previous research has revealed significant correlations between chronic worry and difficulties in emotion regulation (Salters-Pedneault et al., 2006) as well as anxiety sensitivity …
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Predicting Career Success In Classically Trained Musicians
… study examined several factors (performance anxiety, anxiety sensitivity, vocational decidedness, and amount of time in the profession) that are believed to contribute to success in music performance professions. Existing literature highlights the unique role that some of these variables play …
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Motivations for Cannabis Use in Emerging Adulthood
… between two personality risk factors (i.e., anxiety sensitivity, sensation seeking) and cannabis consequences. Findings from this study uncovered two motives that explain the relationship between these personality factors and consequences – coping motives (e.g., to relieve low mood) …
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Behavioral Inhibition and Avoidance: Identifying Vulnerabilities to Avoidant Behavior
… likelihood that distress and symptoms related to anxiety will increase. This may lead to further impairment and anxious pathology across the lifespan. Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory (RST) describes a temperamental vulnerability that influences approach (Behavioral Approach System; BAS) and …
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The Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise and Resistance Training for Anxiety-Related Disorders and Constructs: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Anxiety-related disorders are highly prevalent and comorbid, affecting nearly one third of individuals over their lifetime. Evidence suggests that anxiety-related disorders share common etiology, latent structure, higher-order dimensions, and response to treatment. These similarities have fostered …
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Group treatment of nonclinical panic attacks in late adolescence: a comparison of education/support and cognitive-behavioral approaches
… and severity of nonclinical panic attacks, daily anxiety, and associated symptomatology. Nonpanickers (71.4% of the sample) reported no history of panic on the Panic Attack Questionnaire (PAQ; Cox, Norton, & Swinson, 1992). Past Panickers (16.5%) reported at least one panic attack prior to the …
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Multimodal treatment of women with mitral valve prolapse syndrome
… headaches, low exercise tolerance, feelings of anxiety, panic attacks, and mood swings. These symptoms adversely effect the patient's quality of life.The purpose of this study was to investigate the response of patients with mitral valve prolapse syndrome to treatment that includes the accepted …
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Personality traits of alcohol and other drug users in Cape Town, South Africa
… drug (AOD) use. High levels of hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity, sensation seeking, and impulsivity are each associated with specific patterns of substance use caused by underlying motivational susceptibilities. Furthermore, incorporating these traits into tailored prevention and treatment …
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