Attentional disruption is enhanced by the threat of pain

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 195-204

  Crombez, Geert ^a   Eccleston, Chris ^b   Baeyens, Frank ^a   Eelen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 0032004281     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(97)10008-0     Document Type: Article

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