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Autobiographical memories of anxiety-related experiences.

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Wenzel, A; Pinna, K; Rubin, DC
March 2004

Ninety-nine undergraduate students retrieved three memories associated with each of the five emotional experiences: panic, trauma, worry, social anxiety, and feeling content. Subsequently, they answered 24 questions assessing properties of each memory, including the vividness and perceived accuracy of the memories and sensory, emotional, and anxiety-related experiences during retrieval. Memories were coded for affective tone and specificity. Results indicated that panic-related and trauma-related memories were rated similarly as content memories, but that they generally were associated with more imagery and emotional experiencing than worry-related or social anxiety-related memories. Participants experienced panic and worry symptoms to the greatest degree when they retrieved panic-related and trauma-related memories. All anxiety-related memories were characterized by more negative tone than content memories. Panic-related and trauma-related memories were more specific than worry-related, social anxiety-related, and content memories. These findings can explain partially why individuals with some, but not all, anxiety disorders experience enhanced memory for threatening material.

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March 2004

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Elsevier BV

Related Subject Headings

  • Perception
  • Mental Recall
  • Memory
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Emotions
  • Eidetic Imagery
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anxiety Disorders
 

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Wenzel, A., Pinna, K., & Rubin, D. C. (2004). Autobiographical memories of anxiety-related experiences. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00142-6
Wenzel, Amy, Keri Pinna, and David C. Rubin. “Autobiographical memories of anxiety-related experiences.,” March 2004. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00142-6.
Wenzel A, Pinna K, Rubin DC. Autobiographical memories of anxiety-related experiences. 2004 Mar;
Wenzel, Amy, et al. Autobiographical memories of anxiety-related experiences. Elsevier BV, Mar. 2004. Dspace, doi:10.1016/S0005-7967(03)00142-6.
Wenzel A, Pinna K, Rubin DC. Autobiographical memories of anxiety-related experiences. Elsevier BV; 2004 Mar;

DOI

Publication Date

March 2004

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Related Subject Headings

  • Perception
  • Mental Recall
  • Memory
  • Male
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Emotions
  • Eidetic Imagery
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anxiety Disorders