Examining the incremental contribution of behavioral inhibition to generalized anxiety disorder relative to other Axis I disorders and cognitive-emotional vulnerabilities

Mindfulness and acceptance in relation to Behavioral Inhibition System sensitivity and psychological distress

“…Increased BIS sensitivity has been linked to psychopathology, specifically anxiety and depressive disorders including generalized anxiety disorder (Maack, Tull, & Gratz, 2012), social anxiety disorder (Kimbrel, Nelson-Gray, & Mitchell, 2012), posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms (Pickett et al, 2011), and major depression symptoms and depressive moods (Pinto-Meza et al, 2006). Heightened BIS sensitivity may increase feelings of anxiety and fear resulting in an increase in avoidance motivations, driving maladaptive ER while adaptive ER, such as mindfulness and acceptance, may reduce these experiences (Gratz & Tull, 2010).…”

“…Since BIS sensitivity is associated with negative psychological outcomes (e.g., Maack et al, 2012), it was first hypothesized that BIS sensitivity would be positively associated with psychological distress. Consistent with previous research (Marchand, 2012), it was also hypothesized that mindfulness and acceptance would be negatively associated with BIS sensitivity and psychological distress.…”

Psihometrijska Evaluacija Srpske Adaptacije Indeksa Senzitivnosti Na Simptome Anksioznosti (Asi-3)

“…Dosadašnja istraživanja podupiru pretpostavku da se pojačana osetljivost BIS sistema nalazi u osnovi nekolicine anksioznih poremećaja (npr. Gray & McNaughton, 2003;Maack, Tull, & Gratz, 2012), baš kao i SA Li & Zinbarg, 2007;McNally, 2002;Olatunji & Wolitzky-Taylor, 2009;Schmidt et al, 2006), kao i da dve komponente Sistema bežanje/borbe/blokiranje obašnjavanju varijansu SA (Mihić, Čolović, Ignjatović, Smederevac, & Novović, 2015). Dakle, očekuje se pozitivna relacija SA i BIS-a, Blokiranja i Bežanja, dok se ne očekuje povezanost sa Sistemom bihejvioralne aktivacije i Borbom.…”

Anxiety between personality and cognition: The gray zone

“…BIS is also responsible for detection of conflict between two aversive or two appetitive stimuli (Corr, 2009). There is an abundant literature that relates BIS and anxiety (e.g., Beevers & Meyer, 2002), and BIS and anxiety symptoms and disorders (e.g., Maack, Tull, & Gratz, 2012a, 2012b. BAS is a motivational system which promotes active and explorative behavior.…”

“…Much of the past research regarding Gray's systems was fraught with difficulties in distinguishing their relative contributions given the fact that the available scales were not discriminating between BIS and FFFS (Maack et al, 2012a). However, it is important to note that BIS and FFFS are not entirely independent systems.…”