Training non-threatening interpretations in spider fear

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 448-459

  Teachman, Bethany A ^a   Addison, Lindsay M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Information processing training; Interpretation bias; Phobia; Spider fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SPIDER; SPIDER FEAR;

EID: 43549116834     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-006-9084-z     Document Type: Article

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