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Information processing in social phobia

Clark, David M., McManus, Freda·2002·Biological Psychiatry

Abstract

Cognitive theories suggest that information processing biases play a central role in the development and maintenance of emotional disorders. The present article reviews recent studies of information processing biases in social phobia and considers the significance of the findings for understanding the persistence of the condition. Taken together, the studies suggest that social phobia is characterized by biases in the following: interpretation of external social events; detection of negative responses from other people; the balance of attention between external and self-processing; the use of internal information to make inferences about how one appears to others; recall of negative information about one's perceived, observable self; and by a variety of problematic anticipatory and post-event types of processing. If such biases play a role in maintaining social anxiety, experimental manipulation of the biases should modulate anxiety responses. Several recent studies have confirmed this prediction, but further research is required. Methodological limitations of existing information processing studies are highlighted. Finally, possible neurobiological correlates are discussed and suggestions are made for future attempts to link neurobiology and cognitive psychology.

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Authors
Clark, D. M., & McManus, F.
Corresponding author
Clark, David M.
Venue
Biological Psychiatry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2002-01
Volume
51
Issue
1
Pages
92-100
ISSN
0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1983106272
Cited by
416
References
10
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.46
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Research Portal (King's College London) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
social anxiety disorder, social anxiety, information processing biases, self-processing, self-perception, anticipatory processing, post-event processing, anxiety maintenance, neurobiology of anxiety
MeSH terms
Attention, Brain, Cognition Disorders, Humans, Memory Disorders, Phobic Disorders

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