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Showing 1 to 20 of 367 for “"worry"”.
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Worry the bone
<p>This thesis is an excerpt of a novel-length work of fiction.</p>
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Memory biases in worry
… of theories and associated treatment of GAD and worry, its hallmark feature. To answer this question, a systematic and comprehensive search of the literature was undertaken. The results of the review highlight that there is a paucity of studies in this area, which are conflicting in their …
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Intolerance to uncertainty, worry and attention
… Literature Review, concerning the prediction of worry in adults. Though various definitions of worry implicate different psychological constructs, Intolerance to Uncertainty (IU) has been considered to have a unique relationship with worry. Hence, the review evaluated whether IU is a superior …
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Cognitive correlates of worry in adolescents
Although research on worry has increased over the past 15 years, few studies have examined worry in adolescents (Vasey, 1993). Recently, Dugas and his colleagues (1998) have developed a model of excessive worry that has been highly effective for predicting the tendency to worry in adults. This …
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Studies of generalized worry in college students
Worry is a chain of negative thoughts about uncertain future events. It is the primary diagnostic criterion for generalized anxiety disorder and is a major cognitive component of anxiety. Worry can be dissociated from anxiety through the use of psychometric measures such as the abbreviated version …
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Attentional and affective mechanisms in worry and rumination
Negative repetitive thinking, such as worry and rumination, is considered a common risk factor for anxiety and depression. Compared to traditional research that has focused almost exclusively on the content and amount of worrying, Berenbaum (2010) proposed an initiation–termination (IT) two-phase …
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Does the conceptual nature of worry contribute to its uncontrollability? : unravelling the complex interactions of some of the properties of worry
… project aims to examine a particular property of worry that some therapists claim interferes with the treatment of clients who worry. Research has shown that worry is predominantly composed of concepts or thoughts rather than images (Borkovee & Hu, 1990). In particular this project aims to …
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The developmental continuity of a cognitive model of worry
Research on the construct of worry has increased dramatically in the past two decades. This research has also tended to focus on adults, with only a limited number of studies examining adolescent populations. With the continued dominance of developmental psychopathology and a lifespan approach to …
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Gender differences in worry and associated cognitive-behavioural variables
… there is a significant gender difference in the worry report of women and men, with women consistently reporting more worry than men (Stavosky & Borkovec, 1988). This study investigated this phenomenon by looking at gender differences in cognitive variables associated with excessive worry. …
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The attention training technique and worry : testing theoretical underpinnings.
… to reduce self-focused attention (SFA) and worry. SFA refers to the sustained focus on negative, self-relevant thoughts and is related to increased emotional distress. Despite the purported impact of ATT on SFA and worry, whether ATT causally reduces SFA and worry remains relatively …
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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
<p>According to the <em>avoidance theory of worry</em> proposed by Borkovec, Alcaine, and Behar (2004), chronic worry functions as an avoidance mechanism, enabling an individual to diminish the physiological experience of anxiety by impeding emotional processing of the fear stimulus. Previous …
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Mindfulness and Expressive Writing in College Students with Pathological Worry
… supports the relationship between pathological worry and deleterious health consequences, including having a diagnosis of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD; Waters & Craske, 2005). Individuals who suffer from pathological worry tend to live life in the future rather than in the present moment. …
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Examination of the relationship between intolerance of uncertainty and worry
… of uncertainty and its relationship to worry. The first study examined the psychometric properties of the English version of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale (IUS), which has already been validated in French. Factor analysis indicated that the IUS has a 4-factor structure that …
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Understanding Women's Concerns and Coping with Worry of Breast Cancer Recurrence
Worry of cancer recurrence is prevalent among survivors of breast cancer. It can persist for years and undermine women's psychological wellbeing and overall adjustment. Thus far, we have limited knowledge about the individual, treatment and psychosocial characteristics that account for variations …
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Don't Worry, Be Happy? Neuroticism, Trait -Consistent Mood Regulation, and Performance
… individuals preferred to increase their level of worry, as indicated both by self-reported preferences (Study 1) and by actual behavior in experimental settings (Studies 2--4). As predicted, such preferences were evident only when expecting to perform cognitively demanding tasks but not when …
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Effect of attentional control on the relationship between worry and stress responding
Worry is a form of negative perseverative thinking and a maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategy associated with multiple forms of psychopathology (Nolen-Hoeksema & Watkins, 2011; Cisler et al., 2010). Perseverative worry may be exacerbated by deficits in attentional control (Armstrong et …
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Transition to Kindergarten: exploring concepts of worry, transition activities, and parent efficacy
Kindergarten entry is a significant -- and fairly common -- transition experienced by young children and their families. Put simply, it is often a drastic new experience for young children including new behavioral, social, and emotional demands and it remains difficult for many children (Cowan and …
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Cardiovascular Activity During Laboratory Tasks in Individuals with High and Low Worry
Anxiety and worry have been related to exaggerated cardiovascular reactivity and delayed recovery to laboratory stressors, and to increased risk of cardiovascular disease. This study examined cardiovascular responses in high and low worriers to a range of laboratory tasks. The aim of this study was …
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Hot Girls Don't Worry About Copyright: Trans/Formative Works and the Femmage Lifestyle
<p>This thesis examines the ways in which collage is an ontologically transgender medium due to its freedom from traditional artistic formal and narrative structures. Considering that many trans experiences center around dichotomies, juxtaposition, and self-definition, collage is the best equipped …
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