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Avoidant decision-making in social anxiety disorder: A laboratory task linked to in vivo anxiety and treatment outcome
Pittig, Andre
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Alpers, Georg W.
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Niles, Andrea N.
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Craske, Michelle G.
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DOI:
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.08.003
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URL:
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http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S...
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Weitere URL:
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https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/Avoidant-dec...
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Dokumenttyp:
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Zeitschriftenartikel
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Erscheinungsjahr:
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2015
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Titel einer Zeitschrift oder einer Reihe:
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Behaviour Research and Therapy
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Band/Volume:
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73
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Seitenbereich:
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96-103
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Ort der Veröffentlichung:
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Amsterdam [u.a.]
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Verlag:
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Elsevier
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ISSN:
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0005-7967 , 1873-622X
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Sprache der Veröffentlichung:
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Englisch
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Einrichtung:
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Fakultät für Sozialwissenschaften > Klinische u. Biologische Psychologie u. Psychotherapie (Alpers 2010-)
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Fachgebiet:
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150 Psychologie
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Abstract:
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Recent studies on reward-based decision-making in the presence of anxiety-related stimuli demonstrated that approach-avoidance conflicts can be assessed under controlled laboratory conditions. However, the clinical relevance of these decision conflicts has not been demonstrated. To this end, the present study investigated avoidant decisions in treatment-seeking individuals with social anxiety disorder (SAD). In a gambling task, advantageous choices to maximize gains were associated with task-irrelevant angry faces and disadvantageous choices with happy faces. The clinical relevance of avoidant decisions for in vivo anxiety in a social stress situation (public speaking) were examined (n = 44). In a subsample (n = 20), the predictive value for a reduction of avoidance following behavioral therapy was also evaluated. Results indicated a close link between more frequent avoidant decisions and elevated in vivo anxiety. Moreover, individuals who showed a deficit in the goal-directed adjustment of their decisions also showed higher and sustained distress during the social stressor and reported less decrease of avoidance following treatment. The findings highlight the importance of an avoidant decision-making style for the experience of acute distress and the maintenance of avoidance in SAD. Assessing avoidant decision-making may help to predict the response to behavioral treatments.
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Pittig, Andre
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Alpers, Georg W.
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Niles, Andrea N.
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Craske, Michelle G.
Google Scholar:
Pittig, Andre
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Alpers, Georg W.
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Niles, Andrea N.
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Craske, Michelle G.
ORCID:
Pittig, Andre, Alpers, Georg W.  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9896-5158, Niles, Andrea N. and Craske, Michelle G.
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