Fear and disgust responding to heterogeneous blood-injection-injury stimuli: Distinctions from anxiety symptoms

Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-8

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

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood injection injury Phobia; Contamination; Disgust; Disgust sensitivity; Fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD INJECTION INJURY PHOBIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 33846524244     PISSN: 08822689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10862-006-9025-x     Document Type: Article

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