2016
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2016.04.034
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Association between problematic alcohol use and reactivity to uncertain threat in two independent samples

Abstract: Background Recent laboratory studies have shown that acute alcohol intoxication selectively and effectively dampens aversive responding to an uncertain threat. An emerging hypothesis is that individuals who exhibit heightened reactivity to an uncertain threat may be especially motivated to use alcohol to dampen their distress, setting the stage for negative reinforcement processes to drive excessive alcohol use. However, no study to date has directly examined whether current problematic drinkers exhibit height… Show more

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“…Details of the laboratory procedures have been published previously (Gorka et al, 2016a,b) and are briefly noted here. Participants first completed a 2-min startle habituation task during which 6 acoustic probes were administered.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Details of the laboratory procedures have been published previously (Gorka et al, 2016a,b) and are briefly noted here. Participants first completed a 2-min startle habituation task during which 6 acoustic probes were administered.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Participants completed the threat task modeled after the No-Predictable-Unpredictable (NPU) task developed by Grillon and colleagues (Schmitz and Grillon, 2012), extensively used in our lab (Gorka et al, 2013, 2016a,b; Shankman et al, 2013). The task includes three within-subject conditions - no shock (N), predictable shock (P), and unpredictable shock (U).…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
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