Fear and disgust processing during repeated exposure to threat-relevant stimuli in spider phobia

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 671-679

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Wolitzky Taylor, Kate B ^b   Ciesielski, Bethany G ^a   Armstrong, Tom ^a   Etzel, Erin N ^a   David, Bieke ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Disgust; Emotion; Exposure; Fear; Habituation; Spider phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARACHNOPHOBIA; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; PHOBIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIDEORECORDING; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SPIDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650117774     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2009.04.012     Document Type: Article

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