Regulating emotion during imaginal exposure to social anxiety: Impact of the specificity of information processing

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 274-282

  Vrielynck, Nathalie ^a   Philippot, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Emotion regulation; Imaginal exposure; Social anxiety; Specificity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOCIAL STRESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849093522     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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