A cognitive-motivational analysis of anxiety

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 809-848

  Mogg, Karin ^a   Bradley, Brendan P ^a  

^a UK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Appraisal; Attentional bias; Motivation; Selective attention

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; THREAT;

EID: 0031815299     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00063-1     Document Type: Article

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