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Behaviour completion mechanisms, anxiety and agoraphobia.

N McConaghy1, D Silove, W Hall

  • 1School of Psychiatry, University of N.S.W.

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
|September 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary

Delay in completing behaviors increases tension and anxiety in agoraphobia. This study found that situations with delayed behavior completion significantly provoke anxiety more than those without, supporting the behavior completion hypothesis.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Anxiety Disorders

Background:

  • Agoraphobia is characterized by anxiety in specific situations.
  • The triggers for initial anxiety attacks in agoraphobia are not well understood.
  • The behavior completion hypothesis suggests delays in actions increase tension.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the role of delayed behavior completion in provoking anxiety in agoraphobia.
  • To examine if situational delays are a significant factor in anxiety onset.
  • To test the behavior completion hypothesis in the context of agoraphobia.

Main Methods:

  • A questionnaire was administered to 108 medical students.
  • Participants reported anxiety levels in situations with and without behavioral delays.

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  • Comparison was made to situations not typically provoking agoraphobia.

    • Main Results:

    • Situations with a delay component provoked significantly more tension or anxiety.
    • This effect was more pronounced compared to similar situations without delays.
    • Healthy subjects experienced mild arousal increases, while agoraphobics experienced high arousal.

    Conclusions:

    • Delay in behavior completion is a significant mechanism in generating tension and anxiety.
    • Tension, anxiety, and panic may represent a continuum of arousal.
    • Agoraphobics exhibit sensitized arousal levels, amplifying the effect of delays.