scholarly journals Attentional Bias Deficits in Adolescent Suicide Attempters During an Emotional Stroop Task: An ERP Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paniz Tavakoli ◽  
Emily Jerome ◽  
Addo Boafo ◽  
Kenneth Campbell
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Suicide Attempters ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Early Posterior Negativity ◽  
Related Potentials

There is increasing evidence that, in adolescence, attentional bias plays a critical role in the vulnerability for suicidal behaviour. No studies to date have investigated the neurophysiological correlates of attentional bias in adolescent suicidality. The present study uses event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate such processing in inpatient adolescents admitted for an acute suicide crisis using an Emotional Stroop Task (EST). In this task, participants are asked to name the colour of words varying in emotional valence (positive, negative, neutral, suicide-related). Suicidal individuals are hypothesised to be more preoccupied by the context of the suicide-related stimuli, which may interfere with their ability to perform the colour naming task. Seventeen adolescents with acute suicidal behaviour and 17 age- and gender-matched healthy controls performed an EST while ERPs were recorded. Suicide attempters showed increased reaction times to suicide-related words compared to other emotion categories, while the controls did not. The amplitude of the early posterior negativity (EPN) was not significantly different across groups or emotional valence. A double peak P3 (early-P3 and late-P3) was observed in both groups. Both the early- and late-P3 were significantly reduced in amplitude in the suicide attempter group compared to the control group, regardless of emotional valence. The late-P3 latency was also significantly delayed in the suicide attempters compared to controls. The behavioural findings support the attentional bias theories of suicide attempters and extend these findings to adolescents. Furthermore, large early- and late-P3 provide evidence that cognitive strategies employed by two groups did markedly differ.

scholarly journals Event-Related Potential Correlates of Valence, Arousal, and Subjective Significance in Processing of an Emotional Stroop Task

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamil K. Imbir ◽  
Joanna Duda-Goławska ◽  
Maciej Pastwa ◽  
Marta Jankowska ◽  
Jarosław Żygierewicz
Keyword(s):  
Stroop Task ◽  
Interactive Effect ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Emotional Valence ◽  
Event Related Potential ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Related Potentials ◽  
Subjective Significance

The present study is the first to measure event-related potentials associated with the processing of the emotional Stroop task (EST) with the use of an orthogonal factorial manipulation for emotional valence, arousal, and subjective significance (the importance of the current experience for goals and plans for the future). The current study aimed to investigate concurrently the role of the three dimensions describing the emotion-laden words for interference control measured in the classical version of the EST paradigm. The results showed that reaction times were affected by the emotional valence of presented words and the interactive effect of valence and arousal. The expected emotional arousal effect was only found in behavioral results for neutrally valenced words. Electrophysiological results showed valence and subjective significance correlated with the amplitude differences in the P2 component. Moreover, the amplitude of the N450 component varied with the level of subjective significance. This study also demonstrated that exploratory event-related potential analysis provides additional information beyond the classical component-based analysis. The obtained results show that cognitive control effects in the EST may be altered by manipulation in the subjective significance dimension.

scholarly journals Event-related potentials during an emotional Stroop task

2007 ◽  
Vol 63 (3) ◽  
pp. 221-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan J. Thomas ◽  
Stuart J. Johnstone ◽  
Craig J. Gonsalvez
Keyword(s):  
Stroop Task ◽  
Event Related Potentials ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Related Potentials

scholarly journals EVALUACIÓN DE SESGOS ATENCIONALES EN SUJETOS CON ALTA VULNERABILIAD A LA ARACNOFOBIA MEDIANTE UNA TAREA STROOP EMOCIONAL

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Sonia González Díez ◽  
Antonio Sánchez Cabaco ◽  
Mª Cruz Pérez Lancho ◽  
Sarai Mata Gil ◽  
Luz Mª Fernández Mateos
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Attentional Biases ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Words ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Attentional Resources ◽  
Vulnerable Subjects ◽  
Three Sheets ◽  
The One

Abstract:EVALUATION OF ATTENTIONAL BIASES OF SUBJECTS WITH HIGH VULNERABILITY TO ARACHNOPHOBIA USING A EMOTIONAL STROOP TASKThe present study aims to analyze attentional biases that are triggered in vulnerable subjects to phobias of spiders. A sample of subjects with high and low vulnerability to arachnophobia were administered two tests: 1 - classic Stroop task and 2 - emotional Stroop task formed by three sheets: neutral words, repulsive emotional words and words related to spider phobia. The results showed that subjects with high vulnerability do not present attentional biases with these words related to their phobia. Attentional biases were neither found regarding the state-trait anxiety about words. On the other hand, it is noteworthy that the attentional bias was not influenced by the variable of sex, although there were differences in the colour in which the stimuli were presented in the three sheets of the emotional Stroop. It was the black colour the one which produced more interference due to the fact that the colour of the stimulus would attract more attentional resources because it resembles the colour of some of these insects.Key words: emotional Stroop, aracnofobia, attentional bias, words-spiderResumen:El presente estudio tiene como objetivo analizar los sesgos atencionales que se desencadenan en sujetos vulnerables a mostrar fobia a las arañas. A una muestra de sujetos con alta y baja vulnerabilidad a la aracnofobia se le administraron dos pruebas: 1- Tarea Stroop clásico y 2- Tarea Stroop emocional formada por tres láminas: palabras neutras, palabras emocionales de carácter aversivo y palabras relacionadas con fobia a las arañas. Los resultados demostraron que los sujetos con alta vulnerabilidad no presentan sesgos atencionales para palabras relacionadas con su fobia. Tampoco se encontraron sesgos en atención en ansiedad rasgo-estado respecto a palabras. Por otro lado, cabe destacar que el sesgo atencional no se vio influenciado por la variable sexo de la muestra, aunque se produjeron diferencias respecto al color en que se presentaron los estímulos en las tres láminas del Stroop emocional, siendo el color negro el que produciría más interferencia debido que el color del estímulo atraería más recursos atencionales ya que se asemeja a la característica perceptiva del color negro de alguno de estos insectos.Palabras clave: stroop emocional, aracnofobia, atención selectiva, palabras-araña

Attentional Bias in Adolescents with Panic Disorder: Changes over an 8-day Intensive Treatment Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-204 ◽  
Author(s):  
Courtney Wiener ◽  
Alexandra Perloe ◽  
Sarah Whitton ◽  
Donna Pincus
Keyword(s):  
Panic Disorder ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Treatment Program ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Cognitive Process ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Intensive Treatment ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Pre Treatment

Background: The present study evaluated attentional bias in adolescents diagnosed with panic disorder. Although a large body of research exists in the area of attentional bias in adults, this feature of panic disorder is not well understood in adolescents. Method: Twenty-five adolescents, aged 12–17, with a panic disorder diagnosis were included in the study. An emotional Stroop task was utilized to assess whether: (1) adolescents with panic disorder exhibit an attentional bias to panic-relevant stimuli; (2) this bias diminishes after completing a course of CBT; and (3) a specific attentional bias towards disorder-relevant stimuli exists. Results: An attentional bias to panic-relevant stimuli was found at pre-treatment but was no longer present following an intensive CBT intervention. Contrary to some findings in the adult literature, no significant differences were found between panic-relevant versus other threatening stimuli. Conclusions: These results suggest that adolescents with panic disorder, similar to adults, do exhibit an attentional bias towards panic-relevant stimuli, and treatment seems to normalize this cognitive process.

Conditioning-induced attentional bias for face stimuli measured with the emotional Stroop task.

Emotion ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 134-139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tae-Ho Lee ◽  
Seung-Lark Lim ◽  
Kanghee Lee ◽  
Hyun-Taek Kim ◽  
June-Seek Choi
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Face Stimuli

scholarly journals HIPERVIGILANCIA EMOCIONAL EN LA MUJER GESTANTE: FACTORES PSICOSOCIALES

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 229
Author(s):  
Luz María Fernández Mateos ◽  
Antonio Sánchez Cabaco ◽  
Sarai Mata Gil ◽  
María Cruz Pérez Lancho ◽  
Sonia González Díez
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
Maternal Coping ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City ◽  
Practical Implications

Abstract:The attentional bias is one of the most relevant components in psichopatology and others emotional situations of vulnerability (pregnancy). One of the experimental methodologies used to evaluate the emotional hyperalertness is the emotional stroop task. This rigorous process of control of the stimuli used (neutral, emotional and activators) is a model who has followed successfully in other disorders (anxiety, eating disorders, alexithymia, etc.). We now present the obtained results with a sample of pregnant women from the city of Salamanca, in different terms of gestation and with different sociodemographic variables in the dimension of state of mood: activation, arousal and stress. It is also analyzed and discussed the relationship among these variables with other emotional and support dimensions. The practical implications for prenatal and postnatal psychology are significant for the establishment of educational prevention programs, both maternal (coping strategies) and child (bonding).Keywords: selective attention, emotional stroop, pregnancy.Resumen:El sesgo atencional es uno de los componentes más relevantes en la psicopatología y otras situaciones de vulnerabilidad (gestación). Una de las metodologías experimentales utilizadas para evaluar la hipervigilancia emocional es la tarea stroop emocional. Este riguroso proceso de control de los estímulos utilizados (neutro, emocionales y activadores) es un modelo que se ha seguido con éxito en otros trastornos (ansiedad, trastornos alimenticios, alexitimia, etc.). Se exponen los resultados obtenidos con una muestra de embarazadas salmantinas, en diferentes trimestre de gestación y con variables sociodemográficas distintas, en dimensiones de estado de ánimo: activación, arousal y estrés. También se analizan y discuten la relación de estas variables con otras dimensiones emocionales y de apoyo. Las implicaciones prácticas para la Psicología prenatal y postnatal son importantes de cara al establecimiento de programas de prevención educativa tanto maternos (estrategias de afrontamiento) como para el niño (vinculación afectiva).Palabras clave: atención selectiva, stroop emocional, embarazo.

scholarly journals Attentional bias in high math-anxious individuals: evidence from an emotional Stroop task

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Macarena Suárez-Pellicioni ◽  
Maria Isabel Núñez-Peña ◽  
Àngels Colomé
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task

Attentional bias and emotion in older adults: Age-related differences in responses to an emotional Stroop task

2012 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Dunajska ◽  
Anna Szymanik ◽  
Janusz Trempała
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Stroop Task ◽  
Interference Effect ◽  
Emotional Stroop ◽  
Mood Regulation ◽  
Emotional Stroop Task ◽  
Emotional Interference ◽  
Age Related

Attentional bias and emotion in older adults: Age-related differences in responses to an emotional Stroop task The purpose of the study was to examine whether older adults show an emotional interference effect in a Stroop task, and whether their RTs differ with regard to age, gender and tendencies of mood regulation (to improvement and/or deterioration). The sample consisted of 60 participants at the age from 65 to 85. Emotional version of Stroop task and the Mood Regulation Scales were used. The results showed no significant differences in RTs to emotional and neutral words. Unexpectedly, a speeding effect was observed with the age of women. It appeared also that the effect of mood regulation tendencies was not significant for RTs. The last two effects are not consistent with the literature on cognitive and emotional aging.

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