Effects of attention training on self-reported, implicit, physiological and behavioural measures of spider fear

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 211-218

  Van Bockstaele, Bram ^a   Verschuere, Bruno ^a   Koster, Ernst H W ^a   Tibboel, Helen ^a   De Houwer, Jan ^a   Crombez, Geert ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cognitive bias modification; Heart rate; Implicit associations; Skin conductance; Spider fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEAR OF SPIDER QUESTIONNAIRE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHOBIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; SPIDER FEAR; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIDERS;

EID: 78651225681     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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