Context and renewal of conditioned fear: An experimental evaluation using 20% carbon dioxide-enriched air as an unconditioned stimulus

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 737-745

  Finlay, Carlos G ^a   Forsyth, John P ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Context; Exposure therapy; Fear conditioning; Fear renewal

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; HABITUATION; HUMAN;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; AEROSOLS; AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; FORM PERCEPTION; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 67349117863     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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