The roles of interoceptive sensitivity and metacognitive interoception in panic

• Published in: Behavioral and brain functions Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 14
• Main Authors: Yoris, Adrián, Esteves, Sol, Couto, Blas, Melloni, Margherita, Kichic, Rafael, Cetkovich, Marcelo, Favaloro, Roberto, Moser, Jason, Manes, Facundo, Ibanez, Agustin, Sedeño, Lucas
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central 08.04.2015
• Subjects: Adult; Affect; Anxiety Disorders - physiopathology; Anxiety Disorders - psychology; Catastrophization - psychology; Cognition - physiology; Female; Heart Rate; Humans; Interoception; Male; Panic Disorder - physiopathology; Panic Disorder - psychology; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; Self Report; Sensation; Short Paper

Interoception refers to the ability to sense body signals. Two interoceptive dimensions have been recently proposed: (a) interoceptive sensitivity (IS) -objective accuracy in detecting internal bodily sensations (e.g., heartbeat, breathing)-; and (b) metacognitive interoception (MI) -explicit belief...