The role of anxiety sensitivity in subjective and physiological responses to social and physical stressors

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 216-225

  Conrod, Patricia J ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anticipatory anxiety; Anxiety sensitivity; Gender differences; Pain; Physical stress; Psychophysiological responses; Social stress; Subjective responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EXPERIENCE; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PHYSICAL STRESS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; ELECTROSHOCK; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845746764     PISSN: 16506073     EISSN: 16512316     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/16506070600898587     Document Type: Article

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