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Modulation of executive attention by threat stimulus in test-anxious students

Frontiers in Psychology, 2015
The study examined whether test anxiety (TA) is related to impaired attentional networks under emotional distraction. High and low test-anxious students completed a modified version of the Attention Network Test (ANT) in which emotional distracters ...
Huan eZhang, Huan eZhang, Renlai eZhou, Renlai eZhou, Renlai eZhou, Renlai eZhou, Jilin eZou   +6 more
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Executive attention control impairments and social anxiety symptoms in children

Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 2022
Impairments in executive attention control, such as the ability to inhibit processing task-irrelevant information, are believed to play a key role in the development and maintenance of social fear and anxiety.
Marie Louise Reinholdt-Dunne, Andreas Blicher, Mike Rinck, Anke Klein   +3 more
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Executive attention impairment in first-episode schizophrenia

BMC Psychiatry, 2012
Background We compared the attention abilities of a group of first-episode schizophrenia (FES) patients and a group of healthy participants using the Attention Network Test (ANT), a standard procedure that estimates the functional state of three neural ...
Orellana Gricel, Slachevsky Andrea, Peña Marcela   +2 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Differential effects of threat types on attentional processes: a comparison of snakes and blood-injury-injection stimuli

Frontiers in Psychiatry
IntroductionPrevious research on the visual processing of threats has largely overlooked the Q8 distinct effects of various types of threats, despite evidence suggesting unique brain activation patterns for specific fears.
Andras Norbert Zsido, Andras Norbert Zsido, Botond László Kiss, Botond László Kiss   +3 more
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A new method for computing attention network scores and relationships between attention networks. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2014
The attention network test (ANT) is a reliable tool to detect the efficiency of alerting, orienting, and executive control networks. However, studies using the ANT obtained inconsistent relationships between attention networks due to two reasons: on the ...
Yi-Feng Wang, Qian Cui, Feng Liu, Ya-Jun Huo, Feng-Mei Lu, Heng Chen, Hua-Fu Chen   +6 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond Working Memory Capacity: Attention Control as the Underlying Mechanism of Cognitive Abilities

Journal of Intelligence
Working memory capacity (WMC) has long served as a central indicator of individual differences in complex cognition. However, growing evidence suggests that a substantial portion of its predictive power may reflect attention control (AC)—including goal ...
Yoonsang Lee, Randall Engle
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The Childhood Maltreatment Modulates the Impact of Negative Emotional Stimuli on Conflict Resolution

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
It has been reported that negative emotional stimuli could facilitate conflict resolution. However, it remains unclear about whether and how the impact of negative emotional stimuli on conflict resolution varies depending on childhood maltreatment.
Xianxin Meng, Xianxin Meng, Shuling Gao, Wenwen Liu, Ling Zhang, Tao Suo, Hong Li   +6 more
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Executive Function Problems and Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder [PDF]

Psikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar, 2019
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that may seriously affect youth’s home, school, and social functioning.
Ugur Savci, Ali Evren Tufan, Yusuf Ozturk, Mehmet Akif Cansiz   +3 more
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