Parental history, aversive exposure and the development of snake and spider phobia in women

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Fredrikson, Mats ^a,b   Annas, Peter ^a   Gustav, Wik ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; EXPOSURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; PHOBIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SNAKE; SPIDER;

EID: 0031012452     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(96)00076-9     Document Type: Article

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