The Cyclical-Interaction Model: How Phobia Onset Disrupts Normal Cognitive Processing

Author

Maryl Barton, Marymount University

Volume

4

Number

2

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

1996

Abstract

A growing body o f cognitive research indicates that there is likely to be a cognitive basis for the onset, development, and maintenance of phobias. This possibility is examined relative to the potential for phobias to disrupt normal cognitive processing. Both the behavioral and cognitive approaches to the understanding and treatment o f phobias are explored. A hypothetical model is presented in which areas of cognitive disruption via phobia onset are explored, and a hypothetical case is presented to illustrate the new model. Implications of the new model for pursuing better phobia treatments, and the possible application of this model in examining the cognitive processes operating in other mental disorders are discussed.

Keyword

Theory; cognition; phobias; cyclical-interaction model

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Barton, Maryl (1996) "The Cyclical-Interaction Model: How Phobia Onset Disrupts Normal Cognitive Processing," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 4: No. 2, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol4/iss2/4