“…One of the essential points in anxiety is the self-perception about symptoms and intensity (Hood et al, 2015;Moreno, Ávila-Souza, Gomes, & Gauer, 2015;Shi et al, 2019). As explained through Atentional Control Theory, dangerous stimuli influence attention control systems, leading to deficits in executive function and, by so, impairment in cognitive tasks (Silva, 2018;Shi et al, 2019). One of the measures chosen in the study (scores in Beck Anxiety Inventory) considers the affective, cognitive, and bodily self-perception of anxiety (Cunha, 2001).…”