01561nas a2200241   4500000000100000008004100001260007600042653001400118653001200132653001500144653005500159653002700214100003500241700002400276700002400300700003100324245007700355300001200432490000700444520084000451022001401291020001401305       2012                            d  c06/2012bSociedad Española para el Estudio de la Ansiedad y el Estrés10aResponses10aAnxiety10aAssessment10acognitive & physiological & motor or behavioral re10atriple response system1 aM. Carmen Martínez-Monteagudo1 aCándido J. Inglés1 aAntonio Cano-Vindel1 aJose M. García-Fernández00aCurrent status of research on Lang s three-dimensional theory of anxiety  a201-2190 v183 aThis study presents a review of the three-dimensional theory proposed by Lang (1968), who maintains that anxiety is manifested through a triple response system (cognitive, physiological and motor or behavioral) that may lack concordance. These three systems, governed by different rules, result in differential response profiles that must be assessed separately in order to choose the most appropriate treatment method. In this line, we present a systematic review of investigations that have supported Lang s theory to this date. Finally, this study analyses different questionnaires, inventories and scales developed since the publication of Lang s theory, revealing that at present the three-dimensional theory of anxiety is still applied in clinical, health and school settings, reflecting its currency, relevance and practicality.  a1134-7937  a2174-0437