The effect of state worry and trait anxiety on working memory processes in a normal sample
Anxiety Stress & CopingPublished 20 October 2008
Elizabeth Walkenhorst, Simon F. Crowe
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Although non-pathological worry is predominately a verbal-linguistic activity, it may also be complemented by the processing of visual imagery which facilitates problem-solving and adaptive functions.
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Although non-pathological worry is predominantly a verbal-linguistic activity, it may also be complemented by the processing of visual imagery which facilitates problem-solving and adaptive functions.
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