A functional analysis of danger and safety signals in anxiety disorders

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 114-126

  Lohr, Jeffrey M ^a   Olatunji, Bunmi O ^b   Sawchuk, Craig N ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Control; Danger; Prediction; Safety

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONDITIONING; FEAR; HAZARD; HUMAN; LEARNING; PREDICTION; SAFETY; SELF CONTROL; SIGNAL DETECTION;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CUES; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; SAFETY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 33845433494     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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