Individual response differences in spider phobia: Comparing phobic and non-phobic women of different reactivity levels

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-55

  Knopf, Kerstin ^a   Possel, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral responses; Individual differences; Individual response uniqueness; Phobia; Psychophysiological responses; Subjective ratings

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BLOOD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PHOBIA; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SPIDER;

ADULT; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SKIN PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; SPIDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 57849119665     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615800802169358     Document Type: Article

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