Two facets of being bothered by bodily sensations: anxiety sensitivity and alexithymia in psychosomatic patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 489-495 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jochen Mueller ◽  
Georg W. Alpers
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Bodily Sensations

scholarly journals The interactive effect of anxiety sensitivity and frequency of marijuana use in terms of anxious responding to bodily sensations among youth

2009 ◽  
Vol 166 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 238-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia D. Buckner ◽  
Ellen W. Leen-Feldner ◽  
Michael J. Zvolensky ◽  
Norman B. Schmidt
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Marijuana Use ◽  
Bodily Sensations

Acceptance Mediates the Relationship Between Tinnitus-Related Cognitions and Anxiety Sensitivity

2015 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 235-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Moring ◽  
Anne Bowen ◽  
Jenifer Thomas ◽  
Jeremy Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Distress ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Sensitivity Index ◽  
Negative Cognitions ◽  
Acceptance And Action Questionnaire ◽  
Bodily Sensations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Online Measures

Purpose Negative cognitions related to tinnitus sensation have been previously shown to affect the level of emotional distress. Anxiety sensitivity is another psychological factor that influences individuals to more closely monitor their own bodily sensations, resulting in increased negative cognitions and negative emotional responses among tinnitus patients. However, increasing acceptance of tinnitus sensation may attenuate emotional distress. The goal of this research was to investigate the relationship between negative tinnitus-related cognitions, acceptance, and anxiety sensitivity. Method Two hundred sixty-seven participants completed online measures of the Tinnitus Handicap Inventory (Newman, Jacobson, & Spitzer, 1996), Acceptance and Action Questionnaire (Hayes, Follette, & Linehan, 2004), and the Anxiety Sensitivity Index–3 (Taylor et al., 2007). Results Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that acceptance fully mediated the relationship between negative tinnitus-related cognitions and anxiety sensitivity. Conclusions On the basis of these results, it is suggested that practitioners improve acceptance of tinnitus sensation, duration, and intensity. More research is warranted on the clinical techniques to improve acceptance.

The Interactive Role of Anxiety Sensitivity and Pubertal Status in Predicting Anxious Responding to Bodily Sensations among Adolescents

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-810 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ellen W. Leen-Feldner ◽  
Laura E. Reardon ◽  
Laura G. McKee ◽  
Matthew T. Feldner ◽  
Kimberly A. Babson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Pubertal Status ◽  
Bodily Sensations

scholarly journals Modification of Interpretive Bias: Impact on Anxiety Sensitivity, Information Processing and Response to Induced Bodily Sensations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma M. MacDonald
Keyword(s):  
Information Processing ◽  
Cognitive Training ◽  
Cognitive Processes ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Training Condition ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Interpretive Bias ◽  
Bodily Sensations ◽  
Physical Consequences ◽  
The Impact

Anxiety Sensitivity (AS) is the fear of normal, arousal-related bodily sensations due to the belief that they have negative consequences. High AS is associated with interpretive biases whereby normal bodily sensations are perceived as threatening. Research shows that interpretive biases can be modified through cognitive training. In the present study, the impact of interpretation training on cognitive processes and behaviour was examined in people with high AS. Thirty-four participants were assigned to either a training condition designed to induce a benign interpretive bias, or a “sham” condition designed to have no effect on existing biases. Participants in the training condition reported significant decreases in overall AS and fear of the physical consequences of anxiety. Interpretive bias measures yielded mixed findings. Both conditions displayed decreased negative interpretations of explanations of physical sensations, but only the training condition displayed decreased interpretations of specific, negative explanations of physical sensations. Theoretical implications are discussed.

The Indirect Effect of Anxiety Sensitivity in the Relationship Between Panic Symptoms and Panic Severity

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexander M. Talkovsky ◽  
Peter J. Norton
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Indirect Effect ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Primary Diagnosis ◽  
Panic Attacks ◽  
Symptom Intensity ◽  
Bodily Sensations ◽  
Panic Symptoms ◽  
The Relationship

The cognitive model of panic (Clark, 1988) suggests that panic attacks result from the catastrophic misinterpretation of bodily sensations rather than the sensations themselves. Anxiety sensitivity (AS) is fear of anxious bodily sensations (Reiss, 1991) and has implications in panic development, maintenance, and severity. Although previous work has demonstrated that AS amplifies symptoms in response to provocations, few have analyzed the role of AS in the relationship between panic symptoms and panic disorder severity. The purpose of this investigation was to determine if AS, a cognitive risk for panic, has an indirect effect on the association between self-reported panic symptoms and panic severity, both self-reported and clinician-assessed, among 67 treatment-seeking individuals with a primary diagnosis of panic disorder with or without agoraphobia. Data were analyzed using the bootstrapped conditional process indirect effects model. Results indicated that the overall total mediational effect on Panic Disorder Severity Scale (PDSS) was significant with evidence of partial mediation. The direct effect of Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) on PDSS remained significant although there was also a significant indirect effect of BAI via AS. Results showed a similar relationship when Clinician Severity Rating was the outcome. Moderation analyses were not significant. Therefore, AS was a significant partial mediator of the relationship between symptom intensity and panic severity, whether clinician-rated or self-reported. This investigation provides support for the importance of AS in panic, highlighting its importance but suggesting that it is not sufficient to explain panic disorder.

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