Stopping the past from intruding the present: Social anxiety disorder and proactive interference.

Psychiatry Res

Department of Psychology, University of Jaén, Campus Las Lagunillas, s/n, 23071, Jaén, Spain. Electronic address:

Published: April 2016

It has recently been suggested that social anxiety disorder (SAD) entails a deficit in downregulating unwanted (even non-threatening) memories. In the present study we test this hypothesis by comparing a sample of young adults diagnosed with SAD and healthy controls in their ability to resist proactive interference in a working memory task. Where participants performed similarly in the control condition of the memory task, participants with SAD were more susceptible to interference in the experimental condition than the healthy controls. This finding is in line with previous studies that show anxiety to be associated with impoverished executive control and, specifically, suggests that SAD entails a reduced ability to get rid of interfering memories. Clinical implications are discussed.

Download full-text PDF

Source
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.02.053DOI Listing

Publication Analysis

Top Keywords

social anxiety
8
anxiety disorder
8
proactive interference
8
sad entails
8
healthy controls
8
memory task
8
task participants
8
stopping intruding
4
intruding social
4
disorder proactive
4

Similar Publications

Background: Young adults (15-24 years old) living with HIV may experience pressure both from HIV infection and social role change problems, resulting in a series of psychological problems such as depression and anxiety. Effective psychological intervention can improve their mental health and quality of life.

Objective: The study aims to explore the effectiveness of VR-based mental intervention on young adults living with HIV.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the digitalization of modern society, extending digital transformation to daily life and psychological evaluation and treatment. However, the development of competencies and literacy in handling digital technology has not kept pace, resulting in a significant disparity among individuals. Existing measurements of digital literacy were developed before widespread information and communications technology device adoption, mainly focusing on one's perceptions of their proficiency and the utility of device operation.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

The ARCR_Pred study was initiated to document and predict the safety and effectiveness of arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR) in a representative Swiss patient cohort. In the present manuscript, we aimed to describe the overall and baseline characteristics of the study, report on functional outcome data and explore case-mix adjustment and differences between public and private hospitals. Between June 2020 and November 2021, primary ARCR patients were prospectively enrolled in a multicenter cohort across 18 Swiss and one German orthopedic center.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

MicroRNA-204-5p Deficiency within the vmPFC Region Contributes to Neuroinflammation and Behavioral Disorders via the JAK2/STAT3 Signaling Pathway in Rats.

Adv Sci (Weinh)

January 2025

Key Laboratory of Mental Disorders, The Second Hospital of Shandong University, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, 250012, China.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is usually considered associate with immune inflammation and synaptic injury within specific brain regions. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the neural deterioration resulting in depression remain unclear. Here, it is found that miR-204-5p is markedly downregulated in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC) in a chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) induce rat model of depression.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Background: Motor imagery is the mental representation of a movement without physical execution. When motor imagery is performed to enhance motor learning and performance, participants must reach a temporal congruence between the imagined and actual movement execution. Identifying factors that can influence this capacity could enhance the effectiveness of motor imagery programs.

View Article and Find Full Text PDF

Want AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?

Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!