A naturalistic examination of positive expectations, time course, and disgust in the origins and reduction of spider and insect distress

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 707-718

  Vernon, Laura L ^a,b   Berenbaum, Howard ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Contextual shift; Disgust; Etiology; Positive beliefs; Spider phobia; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARACHNOPHOBIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPECTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT; INTERVIEW; MALE; PHOBIA; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; SPIDER; TELEPHONE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPIDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3242732169     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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