A Comparison between Patients with Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Normal Individuals Regarding Inhibition- Behavioral Activation System

Background and Aims: The inhibition- behavioral activation system is a neuropsychological system that predicts an individual's response to anxiety-relevant cues in a given environment.  This study aimed to compare inhibition- behavioral activation system of patients with generalized anxiety disorder and normal individuals. Materials and Methods: This is a causal-comparative with a control group study. To measure generalized anxiety disorder an generalized anxiety disorder test and  to measure inhibition system - behavioral activation  the Gary - Wilson personality test was used. Then inhibition- behavioral activation system test was open to students in both groups. Data were analyzed using independent T test. Results: The results showed that the means were different in both groups and in all aspects of the inhibition - activation system. Blackout factor of the complex of behavioral inhibition system showed a significant difference. (p