Attentional Bias Toward Forest Fires-Related Stimuli Among Firefighters and General Population

• Author(s): Rodrigues, F. ; Bártolo, A. ; Santos, I. ; Pereira, A. ; Silva, C.
• Date: 2023
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/34587
• Origin: Repositório Científico da Universidade de Évora
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: Portuguese

Description

Firefighters are first responders in emergencies, being repeatedly exposed to traumatic events and extreme conditions, much more so than the general population (Berger et al., 2012; Meda et al., 2012). There seems to be a relationship between emotions, cognitions and trauma, with critical incidents inducing more traumatic symptoms (Hayes et al., 2012; Pinto et al., 2015). Emotional reactions are organized by motivational systems – namely appetitive and defensive – that engage processes facilitating attention allocation to specific cues (Bradley et al., 2001; Lang & Bradley, 2013). Attentional bias is the phenomenon of hyper-attention to stimuli with ....