Figure 2.
Threat avoidance 500ms after the appearance of emotional faces is associated with threat vigilance at 150ms and increased stimulus-driven attention in youth with a history of an anxiety disorder and/or depression (ANX/DEP). Among ANX/DEP, attention bias to threat at 500ms is negatively correlated with both attention bias to threat at 150ms and stimulus-driven attention. To graphically depict these negative correlations, ANX/DEP subjects are divided in the 50% of subjects with the highest (red) and lowest (blue) threat bias at 500ms. (A) ANX/DEP Subjects with the lowest threat bias (or highest threat avoidance) at 500ms had the highest threat bias at 150ms. (B) ANX/DEP subjects with the lowest threat bias (or highest threat avoidance) at 500ms had the highest measures of stimulus-driven attention to a generic, non-emotional stimulus.