Table 2.
Relevant intersections between NIDA PhAB domains and major HiTOP dimensions.
NIDA PHAB Domains | HiTOP Dimension | Type of Relationship | Description of Overlap and Key References |
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Negative Emotionality | Internalizing | Conceptually isomorphic | PhAB and HiTOP describe the same basic phenomena, the experience of negative affect (Latzman et al., 2021; Michelini et al., 2021). |
Antagonistic Externalizing | Overlapping | Antagonistic externalizing contains tendencies towards certain forms of negative affect (i.e., anger, irritability; Krueger et al., 2021). Also, it is associated with emotion dysregulation, which also indicates internalizing. | |
Executive Function | Disinhibited Externalizing | Conceptually isomorphic | PhAB and HiTOP describe the same basic phenomena (Michelini et al., 2021). In particular, loss of control over use is thought to reflect a critical factor that maintains substance use and addiction. Also, deficits in inhibitory control and attention appear more general to disinhibited externalizing (e.g., Krueger et al., 2021; Michelini et al., 2021). |
Thought Disorder | Overlapping | Disordered thought is associated with deficits in a broad array of higher-order cognitive processes, including attention, cognitive control, perception (i.e., auditory and visual abnormalities), and memory (Michelini et al., 2021). | |
Reward | Disinhibited Externalizing | Overlapping | Consummatory reward (“liking”) is implicated in early stages of addiction, promoting substance use. As one becomes addicted to a substance, reward shifts from consummatory to anticipatory (“wanting;” Robinson & Berridge, 2001). Also, broader aspects of reward processing are implicated in disinhibited externalizing (both positive and negative associations, depending on the form of disinhibited externalizing; Michelini et al., 2021). |
Metacognition | Antagonistic Externalizing | Overlapping | Metacognition pertains to awareness of one’s thoughts and feelings, and antagonistic externalizing includes self-centeredness and the tendency to navigate interpersonal situations in an egocentric manner (Krueger et al., 2021). |
Sleep | Internalizing | Overlapping | HiTOP Internalizing is broader than NIDA PhAB Sleep, but sleep problems (i.e., insomnia, lassitude, nightmares; Watson et al., 2021) are directly incorporated into HiTOP’s Internalizing assessment battery (Watson et al., 2021). |
Interoception | Not enough evidence at this time. |