The relevance of recent developments in classical conditioning to understanding the etiology and maintenance of anxiety disorders

Acta Psychologica

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 567-580

  Mineka, Susan ^a   Oehlberg, Katherine ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety disorders; Anxiety learning; Classical conditioning; Contextual learning; Diathesis stress models; Fear learning; Individual differences

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; HUMAN; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; HUMANS; LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 40649100043     PISSN: 00016918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actpsy.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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