Cognitive theories of depression posit that people's thoughts, inferences, attitudes, and
interpretations, and the way in which they attend to and recall information, can increase their …

Attentional bias is a central feature of many cognitive theories of psychopathology. One of
the most frequent methods of investigating such bias has been an emotional analog of the …

Experiential avoidance (EA) has been conceptualized as the tendency to avoid negative
internal experiences and is an important concept in numerous conceptualizations of …

A model of the neuropsychology of anxiety is proposed. The model is based in the first
instance upon an analysis of the behavioural effects of the antianxiety drugs …

Mindfulness is an attribute of consciousness long believed to promote well-being. This
research provides a theoretical and empirical examination of the role of mindfulness in …

This is a Classic Edition of Adrian Wells and Gerald Matthews' award-winning textbook on
attention and emotion, which now includes new section introductions. The book won the …

Emotional problems figure prominently in many clinical conditions. Recent efforts to explain
and treat these conditions have emphasized the role of emotion dysregulation. However …

A review of recent research on cognitive processing indicates that biases in attention,
memory, and interpretation, as well as repetitive negative thoughts, are common across …

Publisher Summary Obsessions are caused by catastrophic misinterpretations of the
significance of one's unwanted intrusive thoughts (images, impulses). This chapter explains …

Developments in cognitive and emotion theory suggest that anxiety plays a rather central
role in negative emotions. This chapter reviews findings in the area of anxiety and …