Emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusive thoughts

Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 126-137

  Berry, Lisa Marie ^a   May, Jon ^b   Andrade, Jackie ^b   Kavanagh, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Experiential avoidance; Intrusive memories; Intrusive thoughts; Mind wandering; Mindfulness; Self report measure; Thought suppression

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949895700     PISSN: 10731911     EISSN: 15523489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1073191109344694     Document Type: Article

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