Affective responsiveness, betrayal, and childhood abuse

Journal of Trauma and Dissociation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-296

  Reichmann Decker, Aimee ^a   DePrince, Anne P ^a   McIntosh, Daniel N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective response; Affective startle modification; Betrayal trauma theory; Childhood abuse; Electromyography; Emotions; Facial mimicry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; BETRAYAL ABUSE; CHILD ABUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REFLEX; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; CAREGIVER; CHILD; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STARTLE REACTION;

EID: 70349773963     PISSN: 15299732     EISSN: 15299740     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15299730902956788     Document Type: Article

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