The safety bias: Risk-avoidance and social anxiety pathology

Behaviour Change

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-41

  Lorian, Carolyn N ^a   Grisham, Jessica R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Avoidance; BIS; Risk aversion; Risk avoidance; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVERSION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; COMPUTER; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 77956847297     PISSN: 08134839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/bech.27.1.29     Document Type: Article

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