scholarly journals Attention training toward and away from threat in social phobia: Effects on subjective, behavioral, and physiological measures of anxiety

2012 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Heeren ◽  
Hannah E. Reese ◽  
Richard J. McNally ◽  
Pierre Philippot
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Attention Training ◽  
Physiological Measures

How does attention training work in social phobia: Disengagement from threat or re-engagement to non-threat?

2011 ◽  
Vol 25 (8) ◽  
pp. 1108-1115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandre Heeren ◽  
Laurent Lievens ◽  
Pierre Philippot
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Attention Training

scholarly journals Attention training in individuals with generalized social phobia: A randomized controlled trial.

2009 ◽  
Vol 77 (5) ◽  
pp. 961-973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nader Amir ◽  
Courtney Beard ◽  
Charles T. Taylor ◽  
Heide Klumpp ◽  
Jason Elias ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Controlled Trial ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Attention Training ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
Generalized Social Phobia

Comparison of Attention Training and Cognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Social Phobia: A Preliminary Investigation

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Juliet Donald ◽  
Maree J. Abbott ◽  
Evelyn Smith
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia ◽  
Cognitive Therapy ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Attentional Focus ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Attention Training ◽  
Focused Attention ◽  
Attentional Processes ◽  
Intention To Treat ◽  
Treatment Conditions

Background: Prominent models of social phobia highlight the role played by attentional factors, such as self-focused attention, in the development and maintenance of social phobia. Elevated self-focused attention is associated with increases in self-rated anxiety. Treatments that aim to modify and change attentional processes, specifically self-focused attention, will have a direct effect on social phobia symptoms. Thus, Attention Training targets attentional focus. Aim: The present study aimed to investigate the efficacy of Attention Training in comparison to an established treatment for social phobia, Cognitive Therapy. Method: Participants (Intention-to-treat = 45; completers = 30) were allocated to either 6 weeks of Attention Training or Cognitive Therapy. It was hypothesized that both treatments would be effective in reducing social phobia symptoms, but that Attention Training would work primarily by reducing levels of self-focused attention. Results: The results found an overall effectiveness of both treatment conditions in reducing social phobia symptoms. However, Attention Training significantly improved scores on the Self-Focused Attention questionnaire and the Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation questionnaire compared to Cognitive Therapy. Conclusion: Attention Training seems to be a promising treatment for social phobia.

What Have We Learned From Physiological Approaches to Characterizing Dysarthria and Other Speech Production Disorders?

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Etter
Keyword(s):  
Speech Production ◽  
Speech Disorders ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Systematic Research ◽  
Physiological Measures ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Assessment Measures ◽  
Perceptual Assessment ◽  
Perceptual Characteristics ◽  
Diagnostic Resolution

Traditionally, speech-language pathologists (SLP) have been trained to develop interventions based on a select number of perceptual characteristics of speech without or through minimal use of objective instrumental and physiologic assessment measures of the underlying articulatory subsystems. While indirect physiological assumptions can be made from perceptual assessment measures, the validity and reliability of those assumptions are tenuous at best. Considering that neurological damage will result in various degrees of aberrant speech physiology, the need for physiologic assessments appears highly warranted. In this context, do existing physiological measures found in the research literature have sufficient diagnostic resolution to provide distinct and differential data within and between etiological classifications of speech disorders and versus healthy controls? The goals of this paper are (a) to describe various physiological and movement-related techniques available to objectively study various dysarthrias and speech production disorders and (b) to develop an appreciation for the need for increased systematic research to better define physiologic features of dysarthria and speech production disorders and their relation to know perceptual characteristics.

Avoidant Disorder of Childhood and Social Phobia

1993 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 623-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah C. Beidel ◽  
Tracy L. Morris
Keyword(s):  
Social Phobia
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