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Stevens, Stephan, Cludius, Barbara, Bantin, Trisha, Hermann, Christiane and Gerlach, Alexander L. ORCID: 0000-0001-6794-5349 (2014). Influence of alcohol on social anxiety: An investigation of attentional, physiological and behavioral effects. Biol. Psychol., 96. S. 126 - 134. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 1873-6246

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Abstract

Social anxiety disorder and alcohol use disorders are highly comorbid. It remains unclear, however, if and how alcohol influences attentional processes and physical symptoms in social anxiety. In a balanced-placebo- design, high and normally socially anxious participants gave a speech while performing a task, which simultaneously measures internal and external attention. Only high anxious participants showed a preferential processing of external probes, which was eliminated by alcohol or the mere expectation of drinking alcohol. Furthermore, alcohol reduced facial blushing as well as self-reported social anxiety during public speaking. Decreases in anxiety were significantly associated with a reduction of the external focus in the high anxious group. Understanding alcohol as a substance influencing cognitive processes as well as physiological symptoms of anxiety further contributes to our understanding of alcohol use as a safety behavior in social anxiety disorder. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Stevens, Stephan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Cludius, Barbara UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bantin, Trisha UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Hermann, Christiane UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Gerlach, Alexander L. UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-6794-5349 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-447463
DOI:	10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.12.004
Journal or Publication Title:	Biol. Psychol.
Volume:	96
Page Range:	S. 126 - 134
Date:	2014
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	1873-6246
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language NATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY; EMOTIONAL FACIAL EXPRESSIONS; USE DISORDERS; EXTERNAL ATTENTION; SELF-MEDICATION; HEAVY DRINKING; RISK-FACTOR; PHOBIA; MODEL; INDIVIDUALS Multiple languages Psychology, Biological; Behavioral Sciences; Psychology; Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/44746