Dispositional negativity, cognition, and anxiety disorders: An integrative translational neuroscience framework

J Hur, MD Stockbridge, AS Fox, AJ Shackman - Progress in brain research, 2019 - Elsevier
When extreme, anxiety can become debilitating. Anxiety disorders, which often first emerge
early in development, are common and challenging to treat, yet the underlying mechanisms …

Executive functioning constructs in anxiety, obsessive–compulsive, post-traumatic stress, and related disorders

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Current psychiatry reports, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review We synthesize theories proposing complex relations between
cognitive functioning and anxiety-related concepts. We evaluate vulnerability theories …

[HTML][HTML] The relationship of anxiety and stress with working memory performance in a large non-depressed sample

KM Lukasik, O Waris, A Soveri, M Lehtonen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Clinical anxiety and acute stress caused by major life events have well-documented
detrimental effects on cognitive processes, such as working memory (WM). However, less is …

Executive function and other cognitive deficits are distal risk factors of generalized anxiety disorder 9 years later

NH Zainal, MG Newman - Psychological medicine, 2018 - cambridge.org
ObjectiveThe cognitive model (Hirsch & Mathews, 2012) and attentional control theory
(Eysenck & Derakshan, 2011) postulate that compromised executive function (EF) and other …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence for transdiagnostic repetitive negative thinking and its association with rumination, worry, and depression and anxiety symptoms: A commonality …

DE Gustavson, A du Pont, MA Whisman… - Collabra …, 2018 - online.ucpress.edu
Recent theoretical advances have emphasized the commonality between rumination and
worry, often referred to as repetitive negative thinking. Although not studied extensively …

An evaluation of the specificity of executive function impairment in developmental psychopathology

LK White, TM Moore, ME Calkins, DH Wolf… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective Deficits in executive function (EF) are common in neuropsychiatric disorders, but
the specificity of these deficits remains unclear. The aim of the present study was to …

Emotional working memory training as an online intervention for adolescent anxiety and depression: A randomised controlled trial

E Leone de Voogd, RW Wiers, RJ Zwitser… - Australian Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Objective Anxiety and depression are highly prevalent disorders in adolescence. They are
associated with deficits in working memory (WM), which also appears to increase …

Associations between repetitive negative thinking and resting-state network segregation among healthy middle-aged adults

C Solé-Padullés, G Cattaneo, NL Marchant… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Repetitive Negative Thinking (RNT) includes negative thoughts about the future
and past, and is a risk factor for depression and anxiety. Prefrontal and anterior cingulate …

Patients with anxiety disorders rely on bilateral dlPFC activation during verbal working memory

NL Balderston, E Flook, A Hsiung, J Liu… - Social cognitive and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
One of the hallmarks of anxiety disorders is impaired cognitive control, affecting working
memory (WM). The dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is critical for WM; however, it is still …

Lower general executive function is primarily associated with trait worry: A latent variable analysis of negative thought/affect measures.

DE Gustavson, JH Lurquin, LE Michaelson, JE Barker… - Emotion, 2020 - psycnet.apa.org
This exploratory latent-variable study sought to identify common sources of variance
between two multifaceted sets of constructs: executive functions (EFs) and negative …