Unscrambling the Dynamics of Danger: Scientific Foundations and Evidence for the Looming Vulnerability Model and Looming Cognitive Style in Anxiety

Cognitive Therapy and Research, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 48(5), С. 808 - 832

Опубликована: Май 24, 2024

Abstract Background A revised looming vulnerability model is described that updates the original conceptual and synthesizes new findings evidence. The extends notion of dynamic threat by describing role cognitive-perceptual distortions. Moreover, it suggests perceptions, particularly threats are approaching, serve as warning signals lower threshold for appraising threat, influencing negative emotional responses (primarily but not only anxiety fear), cognitive-affective processing, behavior, maladaptive coping. Individual differences in “looming cognitive style” can lead to transdiagnostic (and less so, depression), defensive reactions, (experiential) avoidance, stress generation. Methods This article reviews conceptualization proposed model, comprehensively its scientific foundation, current supporting evidence has accrued across diverse research domains. Results amply supported accumulated research, which highlights importance stimuli attention, memory, emotional, neurological response. Likewise, style a substantial number studies, linking anxiety, biased coping developmental antecedents. Conclusions review supports model's tenets about stimulusi features, previous models have neglected, style, distinct Clinical implications future directions discussed.

Язык: Английский

TRANSTORNO DE DÉFICIT DE ATENÇÃO E HIERATIVIDADE ASSOCIADO AO USO DE MÚLTIPLAS DROGAS: DESAFIO TERAPÊUTICO

LUMEN ET VIRTUS, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 15(43), С. 8959 - 8965

Опубликована: Дек. 23, 2024

O Transtorno de Déficit Atenção e Hiperatividade (TDAH) está frequentemente associado ao uso substâncias psicoativas, o que agrava quadro clínico dos indivíduos. caso uma paciente com histórico dependência química TDAH ilustra como a comorbidade dificulta diagnóstico tratamento eficaz, além destacar importância intervenções integradas.