The effects of changing contexts on return of fear following exposure therapy for spider fear

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 599-604

  Mineka, Susan ^b   Mystkowski, Jayson L ^a   Hladek, Deanna ^c   Rodriguez, Beverly I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF REPORT; SPIDER; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; DESENSITIZATION, PSYCHOLOGIC; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RATS; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPIDERS;

EID: 0032770252     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.67.4.599     Document Type: Article

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