The relative contributions of fear and disgust reductions to improvements in spider phobia following exposure-based treatment

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 117-121

  Olatunji, Bunmi O ^a   Huijding, Jorg ^b   De Jong, Peter J ^c   Smits, Jasper A J ^d  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral avoidance; Disgust; Exposure; Fear; Spider phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SPIDER PHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; EMOTIONS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78249277116     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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