Differential habituation of fear and disgust during repeated exposure to threat-relevant stimuli in contamination-based OCD: An analogue study

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-123

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Wolitzky Taylor, Kate B ^b   Willems, Jeffrey ^c   Lohr, Jeffrey M ^c   Armstrong, Tom ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Contamination; Disgust; Disgust sensitivity; Exposure; Fear; OCD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION FEAR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIMULUS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECURRENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57349173944     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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