Levels of Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Repressive and Self-Deceptive Coping Styles

Werhun, Cherie D.; Cox, Brian J.

doi:10.1016/s0887-6185(99)00026-2

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“…First, like depression, 31,137,138 defensiveness and repression have been linked to the manner in which individuals perceive and respond to symptomology. [155][156][157][158][159][160] Repressive/defensive individuals are thought to inaccurately perceive their health as less problematic than it may be. Although the repression may be motivated by a need to regulate the threat that surrounds breast cancer or a breast cancer diagnosis, repressive tendencies could cause a reduction in the perceived need to enter or adhere to screening recommendations.…”

Section: Socioemotional Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Common Psychosocial Factors Underlying Breast Cancer Screening And Breast Cancer Treatment Adherence: A Conceptual Review And Synthesis

Magai

Consedine

Neugut

et al. 2007

Journal of Women's Health

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In this paper, we review the literature on psychosocial influences on breast cancer screening and treatment adherence with an eye to identifying common cognitive, emotional, and social network factors that may lead to poor screening adherence and suboptimal treatment in the case of diagnosed breast cancer. Nonadherence to breast cancer screening and treatment guidelines can significantly and negatively impact the prospects for prevention and control of breast cancer. Psychosocial factors are an especially important focus for research, inasmuch as belief structures and psychosocial characteristics (such as patterns of emotion regulation and the quality of social relations) are modifiable and are, thus, eminently suitable to intervention.

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Section: Socioemotional Variablesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Common Psychosocial Factors Underlying Breast Cancer Screening And Breast Cancer Treatment Adherence: A Conceptual Review And Synthesis

Magai

Consedine

Neugut

et al. 2007

Journal of Women's Health

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“…The emotional blunting that can be expected from undiagnosed VT can be expected to entrench repressive and self-deceptive coping styles, both within the personality (Werhan and Cox 1999 ) and within institutional health culture (Menzies-Lyth 1991 ) . Subconscious denial by counselors of their own and of clients' feelings and states of being must subvert the purpose of counseling, especially when they cause counselors to deploy subconscious but demotivating manipulations such as moral confrontation and shame.…”

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confidence: 99%

Women, Motherhood and Living with HIV/AIDS

Liamputtong¹

2013

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“…Indeed, prior research suggests that those low in anxiety sensitivity represent an extreme group that may not be indicative of normal functioning (Shostak & Peterson, 1990). Furthermore, those low in anxiety sensitivity are significantly more likely to choose denial and self-deceptive responses when dealing with health problems than those with moderate and high levels of anxiety sensitivity (Werhun & Cox, 1999). These findings suggest that a resilience factor (low anxiety sensitivity) for PTSD may be more than just the flipside of a risk factor (high anxiety sensitivity).…”

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Risk and resiliency in posttraumatic stress disorder: Distinct roles of anxiety and disgust sensitivity.

Olatunji

Armstrong

Fan

et al. 2014

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Although anxiety sensitivity and disgust sensitivity have been shown to predict adverse reactions to traumatic events, it remains unclear whether these traits are best conceptualized as risk or resilience factors for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In the present study, veterans with PTSD (n = 21), trauma-exposed veterans without PTSD (n = 16), and healthy nonveteran controls (n = 22) completed measures of anxiety sensitivity, disgust sensitivity, and emotion regulation. The findings showed that veterans with PTSD reported significantly higher levels of anxiety sensitivity than veterans without PTSD and healthy nonveteran controls. However, veterans without PTSD and healthy nonveteran controls did not significantly differ in anxiety sensitivity. In contrast, veterans without PTSD reported significantly lower disgust sensitivity than veterans with PTSD and healthy nonveteran controls. Furthermore, veterans with PTSD and healthy nonveteran controls did not significantly differ from each other in disgust sensitivity. These distinct patterns of differences in anxiety sensitivity and disgust sensitivity remained significant when controlling for group differences in expressive emotion suppression. These preliminary findings suggest that anxiety sensitivity and disgust sensitivity may differ in the extent to which they represent risk or resilience factors for the development of PTSD.

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Levels of Anxiety Sensitivity in Relation to Repressive and Self-Deceptive Coping Styles

Cited by 10 publications

References 14 publications

Common Psychosocial Factors Underlying Breast Cancer Screening And Breast Cancer Treatment Adherence: A Conceptual Review And Synthesis

Common Psychosocial Factors Underlying Breast Cancer Screening And Breast Cancer Treatment Adherence: A Conceptual Review And Synthesis

Women, Motherhood and Living with HIV/AIDS

Risk and resiliency in posttraumatic stress disorder: Distinct roles of anxiety and disgust sensitivity.

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