Preconscious processing of threat in posttraumatic stress disorder

Allison G. Harvey; Richard A. Bryant; Ronald M. Rapee

Preconscious processing of threat in posttraumatic stress disorder

Allison G. Harvey, Richard A. Bryant^*, Ronald M. Rapee

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Abstract

Conscious and preconscious processing of threatening information in posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) was studied using a masked modified Stroop paradigm. Twenty subjects who had been in motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) and met criteria for PTSD were compared with 20 MVA non-PTSD and 20 non-MVA subjects. PTSD subjects, but not MVA or non-MVA subjects, demonstrated greater interference on threat words in both the masked and unmasked conditions. The results suggest that preferential processing of threat-related information in PTSD occurs at a preconscious stage of processing.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	613-623
Number of pages	11
Journal	Cognitive Therapy and Research
Volume	20
Issue number	6
Publication status	Published - Dec 1996

Keywords

Anxiety
Attention
Information processing
Posttraumatic stress disorder

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