Contamination aversion and repeated exposure to disgusting stimuli

Anxiety, Stress and Coping

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 157-165

  Adams Jr , Thomas G ^a   Willems, Jeffrey L ^a   Bridges, Ana J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavioral therapy; Contamination; Disgust; Exposure; Fear; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HUMANS; MALE; OBSESSIVE BEHAVIOR; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251546787     PISSN: 10615806     EISSN: 14772205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2010.506953     Document Type: Article

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