Wells's (2009) metacognitive theory suggests that inflexible and recurrent styles of thinking
in response to negative thoughts, feelings, and beliefs exacerbate symptoms of …

In this study, relations among worry, intolerance of uncertainty (IU), and posttraumatic stress
symptoms (PTSS) were examined in N= 89 participants with a trauma history. Both worry …

Anxiety-related attention bias (AB) has been studied for several decades as a clinically
relevant output of the dynamic and complex threat-detection and-response system. Despite …

Introduction Cognitive models of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) implicate
heightened attention allocation to stimuli related to one's obsessions in the disorder …

Background Avoidance describes any action designed to prevent an uncomfortable situation
or emotion from occurring. Although it is a common reaction to trauma, avoidance becomes …

Extensive evidence exists for an association between attentional bias (AB; attentional
vigilance or avoidance) and anxiety. Recent studies in healthy participants suggest that …

Cognitive bias modification (CBM) is a class of mechanised psychological interventions
designed to target specific aberrant cognitive processes considered key in the aetiology …

Mindfulness has been robustly associated with psychological health, predicting greater well-
being, and lower levels of anxiety, depression, and stress across samples. Attentional …

Deficits in emotion regulation self-efficacy (Tamir & Mauss, 2011) may be a risk factor for
psychological distress. The present study sought to test the hypothesis that participants who …

We present an experimental investigation of a novel intervention paradigm targeting
attentional bias–Attention Feedback Awareness and Control Training (A-FACT). A-FACT is …