Health anxiety in a disease-avoidance framework: Investigation of anxiety, disgust and disease perception in response to sickness cues.

作者: Erik Hedman , Mats Lekander , Bianka Karshikoff , Brjánn Ljótsson , Erland Axelsson

DOI: 10.1037/ABN0000195

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摘要: Severe health anxiety is characterized by a debilitating fear of somatic illness, and avoidance disease-related stimuli plays key role in the maintenance disorder. The aim this study was to investigate severe within an evolutionary disease-avoidance framework. We hypothesized that, compared healthy controls, participants with would perceive others as sicker, more contagious, less attractive. also expected individuals be prone avoid interaction persons who appeared sick, well respond health-related worry, disgust, when confronting such individuals. In addition, sensitivity larger if people showed manifest sickness symptoms. Participants without (N = 224) were exposed facial photos varying degree apparent sickness. Patients anxiety, rated apparently being There significant effects showing that increase perceived contagiousness, worry over one's own function how sick person photo appeared, significantly clinical sample control (ps < .047). Results from regression analyses using dimensional predictor supported our hypotheses. suggest disgust cognitive biases relating model are features anxiety. (PsycINFO Database Record

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