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The time line of threat processing and vagal withdrawal in response to a self-threatening stressor in cognitive avoidant copers: evidence for vigilance-avoidance theory.

Nazanin DerakshanAndreas Schwerdtfeger

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AdultMaleCognitive Neurosciencemedia_common.quotation_subjectExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyDevelopmental NeuroscienceHeart RateAdaptation PsychologicalAvoidance LearningReaction TimeHeart rate variabilityHumansDisengagement theoryBiological Psychiatrymedia_commonFacial expressionEndocrine and Autonomic SystemsGeneral NeuroscienceStressorInformation processingCognitionFacial ExpressionNeuropsychology and Physiological PsychologyNeurologyFacilitationSpeech PerceptionFemaleCuesPsychologyArousalPsychomotor PerformanceStress PsychologicalVigilance (psychology)Cognitive psychology

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Using a spatial cueing paradigm with emotional and neutral facial expressions as cues, we examined early and late patterns of information processing in cognitive avoidant coping (CAV). Participants were required to detect a target that appeared either in the same location as the cue (valid) or in a different location (invalid). Cue–target onset asynchrony (CTOA) was manipulated to be short (250 ms) or long (750 ms). CAV was associated with early facilitation and faster disengagement from angry faces. No effects were found for happy or neutral faces. After completing the spatial cueing task, participants prepared and delivered a public speech and heart rate variability (HRV) was recorded. Disengagement from angry faces was related to a decrease in HRV in response to this task. Together, these data suggest that CAV is related to early engagement followed by disengagement from threat-related cues that might impact physiological stress responses.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2010-02-09Psychophysiology
10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.00965.xhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20136733