Role of Attention in the Regulation of Fear and Anxiety

Emotion regulation makes use of specific aspects of attention and executive functions that are critical for the development of adaptive social functioning, and perturbations in these processes can result in maladaptive behavior and psychopathology. Both involuntary and voluntary attention processes...

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Published inDevelopmental neuroscience Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 309 - 317
Main Authors White, Lauren K., Helfinstein, Sarah M., Reeb-Sutherland, Bethany C., Degnan, Kathryn A., Fox, Nathan A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel, Switzerland S. Karger AG 01.01.2009
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Anxiety
Attention - physiology
Behavior - physiology
Emotions - physiology
Fear
Humans
Prefrontal Cortex - anatomy & histology
Prefrontal Cortex - physiology
Social Perception
Temperament
Attention bias to threat
Prefrontal cortex
Amygdala
Emotion regulation
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Summary:Emotion regulation makes use of specific aspects of attention and executive functions that are critical for the development of adaptive social functioning, and perturbations in these processes can result in maladaptive behavior and psychopathology. Both involuntary and voluntary attention processes have been examined at both the behavioral and the neural levels and are implicated in the maintenance of fearful or anxious behaviors. However, relatively little is known about how these attention processes come to influence emotional behavior across development. The current review summarizes the extant literature on the links between voluntary and involuntary attention processes and the role that these attention processes have in the etiology, maintenance, and regulation of anxious behavior.
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ISBN:3805592396
9783805592390
ISSN:0378-5866
1421-9859
DOI:10.1159/000216542