Cortisol, stress, and attentional bias toward threat

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 529-545

  McHugh, R Kathryn ^a   Behar, Evelyn ^b   Gutner, Cassidy A ^a   Geem, Duke ^a   Otto, Michael W ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Attentional bias; Attentional bias toward threat; Cortisol; Gender; Glucocorticoids; Stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DEFENSE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955803287     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615801003596969     Document Type: Article

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