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| Lynn E AldenSummaryAffiliation: University of British Columbia Country: Canada Publications
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Avoidant personality disorder: current status and future directionsLynn E Alden
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B C V6T 1Z4 Canada
J Pers Disord 16:1-29. 2002..In particular, we recommend that future studies evaluate several unique factors postulated by personality theorists to be central to this condition...
A multidimensional structure for repetitive thought: what's on your mind, and how, and how much?Suzanne C Segerstrom
Department of Psychology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506 0044, USA
J Pers Soc Psychol 85:909-21. 2003..In Study 3, valence and purpose of RT descriptions by women in a breast cancer prevention trial (N=62) predicted concurrent affect and psychological and physical well-being...
Interpersonal processes in social phobiaLynn E Alden
University of British Columbia, Canada
Clin Psychol Rev 24:857-82. 2004..Throughout the paper we highlight topics central to the interpersonal perspective, such as the self-perpetuating interpersonal cycle, interpersonal variability in social phobia, and the relational nature of self-related information...
Social anxiety and the interpretation of positive social eventsLynn E Alden
University of British Columbia, Canada
J Anxiety Disord 22:577-90. 2008..Finally, study 4 confirmed that negative interpretations of positive social events mediated the relationship between social interaction anxiety and low positive affect...
Relational treatment strategies increase social approach behaviors in patients with Generalized Social Anxiety DisorderLynn E Alden
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T1Z4, Canada
J Anxiety Disord 25:309-18. 2011..The current research highlights the feasibility and potential benefit of incorporating strategies based on relational and circumplex theories into cognitive-behavioral regimens for GSAD...
The effects of direct versus witnessed threat on emergency department healthcare workers: implications for PTSD criterion ALynn E Alden
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B C V6T 1Z4, Canada
J Anxiety Disord 22:1337-46. 2008..Overall, the results point to the need for further research to identify distinctive features of responses to different types of traumatic stressors...
Framing social information and generalized social phobiaLynn E Alden
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2509 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
Behav Res Ther 42:585-600. 2004....
The effect of pre-existing vulnerability factors on a laboratory analogue trauma experienceJudith M Laposa
University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 39:424-35. 2008..Implications for PTSD theories and laboratory trauma analogue research examining specific elements of cognitive models of PTSD are discussed...
Positive affect predicts avoidance goals in social interaction anxiety: testing a hierarchical model of social goalsJennifer L Trew
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
Cogn Behav Ther 41:174-83. 2012..Implications for the treatment of social interaction anxiety are discussed...
An analogue study of intrusionsJudith M Laposa
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6 T 1Z4
Behav Res Ther 44:925-46. 2006..The manipulation did not affect anxiety during the film or memory disorganization. Implications for cognitive theories of intrusion development are discussed...
Parental overprotection and interpersonal behavior in generalized social phobiaCharles T Taylor
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Behav Ther 37:14-24. 2006....
Safety behaviors and judgmental biases in social anxiety disorderCharles T Taylor
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Behav Res Ther 48:226-37. 2010..The current findings are consistent with cognitive theories of anxiety, and support the causal role of safety behaviors in the persistence of negative social judgments in SAD...
Social interpretation bias and generalized social phobia: the influence of developmental experiencesCharles T Taylor
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Behav Res Ther 43:759-77. 2005..The results supported cognitive models of social phobia, which implicate negative learning experiences in the development of information processing biases...
Differential effects of safety behaviour subtypes in social anxiety disorderM Leili Plasencia
University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
Behav Res Ther 49:665-75. 2011..These findings suggest that it may be beneficial to consider the unique effects of different safety-seeking strategies when assessing and treating SAD...
To see ourselves as others see us: an experimental integration of the intra and interpersonal consequences of self-protection in social anxiety disorderCharles T Taylor
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4 Canada
J Abnorm Psychol 120:129-41. 2011..The current findings point to the potential value of considering both the intra and interpersonal consequences of safety behaviors in SAD...
Pathways to intrusive memories in a trauma analogue paradigm: a structural equation modelMarci J Regambal
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Depress Anxiety 26:155-66. 2009..Structural equation modeling was used to develop and test an integrated model of how emotional and cognitive factors contribute to the development of intrusive memories after a distressing event...
Generalized Social Phobia and social judgments: the salience of self- and partner-informationLynn E Alden
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
J Anxiety Disord 18:143-57. 2004..These findings are generally supportive of cognitive models of social phobia and point to the negative interpersonal implications of relying on different social information than others...
Is avoidant personality disorder more than just social avoidance?Charles T Taylor
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
J Pers Disord 18:571-94. 2004..Overall, the findings revealed low to moderate associations between APD and emotional and novelty avoidance, as well as avoidance of various nonsocial events. The results provide support for contemporary models of APD...
The contribution of threat probability estimates to reexperiencing symptoms: a prospective analog studyMarci J Regambal
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, V6T 1Z4, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 43:947-51. 2012..We used trauma analog methodology to prospectively measure probability estimates of a traumatic event, and investigate how these estimates were related to cognitive processes implicated in PTSD development...
Work stress and posttraumatic stress disorder in ED nurses/personnelJudith M Laposa
University of British Columbia, Department of Psychology, Vancouver, Canada
J Emerg Nurs 29:23-8. 2003..The current study addressed whether an association exists between sources of workplace stress and PTSD symptoms...
Cultural influences on willingness to seek treatment for social anxiety in Chinese- and European-heritage studentsLorena Hsu
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 14:215-23. 2008..The findings support the general contention that Asians in North America tend to delay treatment for mental health problems...
Predicting anger in social anxiety: The mediating role of ruminationJennifer L Trew
Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, Canada, V6T 1Z4
Behav Res Ther 47:1079-84. 2009..They also support the utility of considering multiple forms of rumination and multiple anger outcomes in a single study...
Hiding anxiety versus acknowledgment of anxiety in social interaction: relationship with social anxietyMarisol J Voncken
Department of Medical Clinical and Experimental Psychology, University Maastricht, P O Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
Behav Res Ther 44:1673-9. 2006..These results are evaluated in light of the interpersonal consequences anxiety-related behaviors have in social interactions...
