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A cognitive model of pathological worry

C. R. Hirsch and A. Mathews

An evidence-based model shows pathological worry emerges from interactions between involuntary, bottom-up biases (habitual attention and interpretation favoring threat) and voluntary, top-down attentional control. Pre-conscious processing biases increase the chance of threat intrusions that evolve into predominantly verbal worry, shaping both maintenance and treatment implications. Research conducted by Colette R. Hirsch and Andrew Mathews.... show more

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