Background Within maintenance models of social anxiety disorder (SAD), a number of
cognitive and behavioural factors that drive the persistence of SAD have been proposed …

We systematically review the literature on approach-avoidance (AA) tendencies in mental
disorders, including 97 empirical studies. Most evidence for the role of biased AA tendencies …

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by a fear of negative evaluation, negative self-
belief and extreme avoidance of social situations. These recurrent symptoms are thought to …

Avoidance is a key symptom of anxiety disorders. Maladaptive avoidance impairs general
functioning acutely and maintains chronic anxiety. A better understanding of the …

Background Cognitive bias modification (CBM), a set of techniques for modifying bias in
information processing—is considered a novel intervention for social anxiety disorder (SAD) …

The goal of the present study was to examine whether frontal alpha asymmetry and delta–
beta cross-frequency correlation during resting state, anticipation, and recovery are …

Editorial for the Special Issue on Cognitive Bias Modification Techniques: An Introduction to
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Emotion regulation is essential to survive in a world full of challenges with rapidly changing
contextual demands. The ability to flexibly shift between different emotional control …

The ability to control our automatic action tendencies is crucial for adequate social
interactions. Emotional events trigger automatic approach and avoidance tendencies …

Emotional disorders are characterized by cognitive biases towards negative stimuli, and a
lack of biases towards positive ones. Therefore, we developed a cognitive bias modification …