Attention and Emotion (Classic Edition) · A Clinical Perspective by Wells, Adrian,Matthews, Gerald -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of Contents Acknowledgements Introduction to the Classic Edition: A brief history of developments 1 Introduction: Cognitive theory of emotional disorders

Beck’s cognitive theory The role of behaviour in cognitive theory Cognitive model of panic Clinical models and scientific theory Experimental psychology of attention and emotion Plan of the book

Part I Emotion, attention and information processing

2 Attention: Basic conceptual and theoretical issues

The search for a bottleneck Capacity models of attention Levels of control of attention Connectionism and attention Conclusions

3 Attention: Selection of complex, personally significant and emotional stimuli

Selection by schemas Automaticity and social knowledge Attention and affective information Conclusions

4 Attentional bias in emotional disorders

Depression Generalised anxiety Attentional bias in other anxiety disorders Anxiety and depression effects on other tasks Factors moderating the incidence of emotional bias Conclusions

5 Affective bias in attention: Theoretical issues

Network models of affective bias: Bower (1981; 1987) Information-processing models of bias: Williams et al. (1988) Conclusions

6 Emotional disorders: Attentional deficit

Attention deficits in depression Obsessive-compulsive states Anxiety, depression and the efficiency of attention in non-clinical samples Theoretical issues Performance deficit and cognitive content: Test-anxiety research Depressed mood Lack of energy Conclusions

Part II Cognitive content and process in emotional disorder

7 Attentional content: Distressing intrusive thoughts

Varieties of thought in emotional disorders The content of thought in anxiety and depression Dimensions of worry and their measurement Thought management: Are some strategies counterproductive? Meta-cognitive beliefs and negative thinking Intrusions, obsessions and thought control The role of attention in theoretical accounts of worry Conclusions

8 Interactionist approaches to stress

The transactional theory of stress Social aspects of stress processes Stress, arousal and performance Error and cognitive failures Conclusions

9 Self-focused attention

Definition and measurement of self-focus Causes of self-focus Consequences of self-focus Self-focus and psychopathology Self-focus and depression Self-focus and anxiety Addictive behaviours: Alcohol and drug use Conclusions

10 Attention manipulations: Moderating influences in treatment?

Distraction and depression Distraction and anxiety Emotional processing and attention Attentional training Eye-movement desensitisation Conclusions

11 Attentional disorder: Cause or consequence of emotional problems?

Experimental studies Longitudinal studies of depression, anxiety and cognition Longitudinal studies of depression: Conclusions Longitudinal studies of anxiety Studies comparing trait and state effects Studies of recovered patients Conclusions

Part III New theoretical model and clinical implications

12 Theoretical integration

Self-attention and emotional distress The cognitive-attentional syndrome An integrative attentional model of emotional distress Effects of SREF processing on attention and self-knowledge Factors affecting choice and control of action Emotional distress The effect of distraction in treatment: A new perspective Explanations for attentional phenomena Automatisation Explaining performance data: Consequences of biasing of plans Consequences of resource limitation Summary of the model

13 Clinical implications

Behavioural and cognitive therapies Accounting for existing therapy effects in the SREF model New implications for cognitive therapy Secondary “emotion” Stimulus considerations in treatment Modifying on-line SREF activity Procedures and goals Conclusions: A summary of specific treatment implications

14 Conclusions

Overview of theoretical issues Further experimental research The role of psychobiological processes Clinical issues

References Index