Threat monitoring and attention-bias modification in anxiety and stress-related disorders
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Extensive research has demonstrated the effects of threat-related attentional bias on anxiety and stress-related disorders. This review summarizes recent findings from clinical affective neuroscience. It takes a multilevel analysis approach by presenting behavioral and neural findings from studies conducted in laboratories, clinical settings, and real-life situations. Building on recent findings, we propose a new working model linking individual tendencies to attend or avoid threats with the level of danger in a given context. Namely, adaptive or pathological response is determined by threat-monitoring flexibility and plasticity in an ever-changing environment. The review culminates by describing the potential therapeutic value of attention-bias modification in the treatment of anxiety and stress-related disorders.
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Czekalla, N., Schröder, A., Mayer, A. V., Stierand, J., Stolz, D. S., Κube, T., Korn, C. W., Wilhelm, I., Klein, J. P., Paulus, F. M., et al. (2026) · Translational Psychiatry · doi:10.1038/s41398-026-04341-7
- Authors
- Shechner, T., & Bar-Haim, Y.
- Affiliations
- University of Haifa (IL)
- School of Psychological Sciences, Tel-Aviv University
- ORCID
- Shechner, Tomer
- Venue
- Current Directions in Psychological Science
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2016-12
- Volume
- 25
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 431-437
- ISSN
- 0963-7214 (ISSN-L)
- 1467-8721
- OpenAlex
- W2560460148
- Cited by
- 55
- References
- 45
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 4 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 7 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 10 · 2018: 7 · 2017: 5
- FWCI
- 10.44
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Directions in Psychological Science (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Keywords
- threat monitoring, attentional bias, attentional bias modification, anxiety disorders, stress-related disorders, threat-related attention, threat avoidance, threat appraisal, neuroplasticity, therapeutic potential
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