Disgust as a motivator of avoidance of spiders

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 461-475

  Woody, Sheila R ^a   McLean, Carmen ^a,b   Klassen, Tammy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Avoidance; Disgust; Phobia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHOBIA; PREDICTION; SPIDER; STIMULUS;

EID: 13844292750     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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