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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2015 Jun 10;54(8):617–625. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2015.06.001

TABLE 2.

Research Domain Criteria Domains and Constructs

Negative Valence Systems Positive Valence Systems Cognitive Systems Systems for Social
Processes
Arousal/Regulatory
Systems
Acute Threat (Fear)
Potential Threat (Anxiety)
Sustained Threat
Loss
Frustrative Nonreward
Approach Motivation
Initial Responsiveness to Reward
Sustained Responsiveness to
Reward
Reward Learning
Habit
Attention
Perception
Working Memory
Declarative Memory
Language Behavior
Cognitive (Effortful) Control
Affiliation and Attachment
Social Communication
Perception and
Understanding of Self
Perception and
Understanding of Other
Arousal
Biological Rhythms
Sleep-Wake