The association observed between mental incapacitation and worry and depression, found in both samples, is congruent with the AS model. These findings lend support for the multidimensional and hierarchical model outlining fear of cognitive dyscontrol as a predictor of generalized anxiety disorder and depression. In both men and women, mental incapacitation predicted anxiety symptoms in addition to those proposed in the AS model. In men, it appears that there is a common orientation of the beliefs about anxious symptoms and their consequences. The present study found that mental incapacitation was associated with all the anxiety symptoms measured and depressive symptoms. Men experiencing anxious and depressive symptoms are likely to hold the belief that anxious symptoms which are specifically cognitively oriented (e.g., difficulty concentrating, nervousness) lead to harmful physical, psychological, and social consequences. It is possible that these specific types of beliefs underlie anxiety and depression in men.