Abstract This paper discusses two conservative ways of treating evidence. (I) Closing inquiry involves discounting evidence bearing on one's belief unless it is particularly strong evidence; (II) biased assimilation dedicating more investigative resources to scrutinizing disconfirming (than confirming evidence), thereby increasing the chances finding reasons dismiss it. It natural worry that th...

Little research has examined whether the relationship between working memory (WM) and anxiety/worry remains stable or changes over time; and, if changes occur, the factor(s) influencing change. Claims about influence are typically inferred from data collected at a single time point, and may misrepresent the nature of influence. To investigate the iterative influence of WM and Worry and/or vice ...

BACKGROUND Korea failed in its risk communication during the early stage of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak; consequently, it faced difficulties in managing MERS, while disease-related worry increased. Disease-related worry can help disease prevention and management, but can also have a detrimental effect. This study measured the overall level of disease-related worry durin...

Recent research has shown that worry is associated with distressing paranoia. Therefore, the aim was to target worry in a therapeutic intervention for individuals with delusions. It was predicted that a worry intervention would reduce levels of worry and paranoia distress. Twenty-four individuals with persistent persecutory delusions and high levels of worry were randomly assigned to receive a ...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To discover the factors that influence the decision to perform breast self-examination (BSE). DESIGN Quantitative, correlational. SETTING Institutional; urban and suburban. SAMPLE A nonrandomized convenience sample of 93 women. METHODS Willing participants were asked to complete by mail a short demographic form, the Reduced Laffrey's Health Conception Scale, Champion'...

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Worry is a common phenomenon in children and adolescents, with some experiencing excessive worries that cause significant distress and interference. The metacognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder (Wells 1995, 2009) was developed to explain cognitive processes associated with pathological worry in adults, particularly the role of positive and negative beliefs about worry. This review ev...

On September 15, 2008 Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy, something that nearly caused a meltdown of the world’s financial system. A few days later Bernanke made his famous statement that “we may not have an economy on Monday.” In this paper, I study the situation before Lehman went bankrupt and also how this event came to operate as a trigger for the financial panic that occurred in the fall...