TY - JOUR
T1 - Automatic negative evaluation of suffocation sensations in individuals with suffocation fear
AU - Kroeze, Sabine
AU - van der Does, A. J. Willem
AU - Spinhoven, Philip
AU - Schot, Robert
AU - Sterk, Peter J.
AU - van den Aardweg, Joost G.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The current study tested whether "suffocation sensations" (respiratory loads) are automatically evaluated in a negative way by people fearing these sensations. It was found that, after having been primed with a slight respiratory load, participants with high suffocation fear (n=15) reacted more quickly to suffocation words and more slowly to positive words than participants with low suffocation fear (n=21). However, the effect was present only in participants who had noticed the primes. The findings are relevant to the cognitive model of panic disorder because automatic negative appraisal of sensations may play a role in initiating a panic attack
AB - The current study tested whether "suffocation sensations" (respiratory loads) are automatically evaluated in a negative way by people fearing these sensations. It was found that, after having been primed with a slight respiratory load, participants with high suffocation fear (n=15) reacted more quickly to suffocation words and more slowly to positive words than participants with low suffocation fear (n=21). However, the effect was present only in participants who had noticed the primes. The findings are relevant to the cognitive model of panic disorder because automatic negative appraisal of sensations may play a role in initiating a panic attack
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.114.3.466
DO - https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.114.3.466
M3 - Article
C2 - 16117583
SN - 0021-843X
VL - 114
SP - 466
EP - 470
JO - Journal of abnormal psychology
JF - Journal of abnormal psychology
IS - 3
ER -