Is conditioning a useful framework for understanding the development and treatment of phobias?

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 857-875

  Field, Andy P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVERSIVE BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONDITIONING; EXPERIENCE; FEAR; HUMAN; PHOBIA; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOTRAUMA; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; CHILD; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FEAR; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; RATS;

EID: 33749054222     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2005.05.010     Document Type: Article

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