Worry, problem elaboration and suppression of imagery: The role of concreteness

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 1998, Pages 751-756

  Stöber, Joachim ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Anxiety neurosis; Avoidance; Cognitive processes; Imagery; Problem solving

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY NEUROSIS; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMAGERY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REVIEW;

EID: 0344505760     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7967(98)00027-8     Document Type: Article

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