The perseverative cognition hypothesis: a review of worry, prolonged stress-related physiological activation, and health
Brosschot JF · Gerin W · Thayer JF
Journal of psychosomatic research · 2006
What the research tells us
The perseverative-cognition hypothesis proposes that worry and rumination can prolong activation before or after a stressful event. It directs attention to what continues after the external demand has stopped.
What to keep in mind
The paper develops a hypothesis with preliminary supporting evidence. It does not imply that all reflection is harmful or that a thought can be converted into a measurable quantity of allostatic load.
Study at a glance
- POPULATION & SAMPLE
- Theoretical review of worry, rumination, anticipation and physiological activation.
- EXPOSURE / INTERVENTION / SUBJECT
- Persistent worry, rumination and anticipatory stress.
- OUTCOMES
- Cardiovascular, endocrine, immune and neurovisceral activation discussed across studies.
- TIME FRAME
- Activation before and after events; no single observation period across the review.
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