Threat-related attentional bias in anxious youth: A review

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 9, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 162-180

  Puliafico, Anthony C ^a   Kendall, Philip C ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Anxiety disorders; Attentional bias; Children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; TEMPERAMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESCAPE REACTION; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 33845488959     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10567-006-0009-x     Document Type: Article

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