Cognition, Emotion and Psychopathology: Theoretical, Empirical and Clinical Directions

This edited collection is a tribute to Andrew Mathews, distinguished researcher in cognition and emotion. It presents a ‘state of the art’ account of the cognitive - clinical literature and sets an agenda for future work. The book is structured around theoretical, empirical and clinical approaches. Theoretical topics covered include learning theory, attentional processes and repression. Empirical work on for example, cognitive training, ambiguity resolution and functional imaging is discussed. In the final section work with a clinical perspective includes imagery, social anxiety, autobiographical memory and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy. The list of contributors includes some of the leading researchers in the field and will ensure that this book appeals to a broad international readership in cognitive science, neuroscience, clinical psychology, psychiatry and the study of emotion.

• Brings together the work of some of the leading researchers in cognition and emotion • Combines theoretical perspectives with empirical research • Explores issues involved in transferring theoretical work to a clinical setting

An introduction and synthesis Jenny Yiend; Andrew Mathews: a brief history of a clinical scientist T. D. Borkovec; Part I. Theoretical Approaches: 1. The positive and negative consequences of worry in the etiology of generalized anxiety disorder: a learning theory perspective Susan Mineka; 2. Trait anxiety, repressors, and cognitive biases Michael W. Eysenck; 3. A cognitive - motivational perspective on the processing of threat information and anxiety Karin Mogg and Brendan P. Bradley; 4. Maintenance or capture of attention in anxiety related biases? Elaine Fox; Part II. Empirical Directions: 5. Habits of thought produce memory biases in anxiety and depression Paula Hertel; 6. Anxiety and the resolution of ambiguity Anne Richards; 7. Dissociative methods in the study of emotion Andrew D. Lawrence, Fionnuala C. Murphy and Andrew J. Calder; 8. The causal status of anxiety-linked attentional and interpretive bias Colin MacLeod, Lynlee Campbell, Elizabeth Rutherford and Edward Wilson; 9. The experimental modification of processing biases Jenny Yiend and Bundy Mackintosh; Part III. Clinical Perspectives: 10. Maintenance mechanisms in social anxiety: an integration of cognitive biases and emotional processing theory Jonathan D. Huppert and Edna B. Foa; 11. Mental imagery and social phobia Colette R. Hirsch and David M. Clark; 12. Experimental cognitive psychology and clinical practice: autobiographical memory as a paradigm case J. Mark G. Williams; 13. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy John D. Teasdale; 14. Clinical difficulties to revisit Gillian Butler.

‘Reading through Cognition, Emotion and Psychopathology is a remarkable experience. This book is Andrew Mathews‘ Festschrift. Its scope is comprehensive which reflects the stature of this remarkable man.‘ Psychological Medicine