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Interoception, conditioning, and fear: The panic threesome

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Van Diest, Ilse·2019·Psychophysiology
DOI 10.1111/psyp.13421
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The present article aims to illustrate and review evidence on how associative learning involving interoceptive stimuli (interoceptive conditioning) can lead to changes in physiological, emotional, and perceptual outcomes. We first outline a functional perspective on Pavlovian conditioning and provide a general introduction and historical background on interoceptive conditioning as a special instance of Pavlovian conditioning. Next, biological and learning accounts of panic disorder are discussed, followed by an analysis of which stimuli and responses may be most promising to model learning that is relevant to panic disorder. Finally, studies on interoceptive fear conditioning with respiratory stimuli are reviewed and discussed, and future directions are outlined.

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Van Diest, I.
Affiliations
Health, Behavior & Psychopathology, Faculty of Psychology & Educational Sciences University of Leuven Leuven Belgium
ORCID
Van Diest, Ilse
Venue
Psychophysiology
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2019-06-22
Volume
56
Issue
8
Pages
e13421-e13421
ISSN
  • 0048-5772 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8986
DOI
10.1111/psyp.13421
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W2951324233
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en
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  • Psychophysiology (publishedVersion)
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  • Research Foundation - Flanders, Belgium (G071918N, K802117N)
  • Flemish Government, Belgium (Meth/15/011)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
Keywords
interoception, interoceptive conditioning, panic disorder, fear conditioning, classical conditioning, physiological responses, emotional learning, perceptual learning
MeSH terms
Animals, Anxiety, Association Learning, Conditioning, Classical, Fear, Humans, Panic Disorder, Interoception

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