Late cortical positivity and cardiac responsitivity in female dental phobics when exposed to phobia-relevant pictures

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 410-416

  Leutgeb, Verena ^a   Schäfer, Axel ^a   Schienle, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

Dental phobia; Disgust; EEG; ERP; Fear; Heart rate; Late positive potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL ANXIETY; DENTAL PHOBIA; EMOTION; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHOBIA; RESPONSE VARIABLE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DENTAL ANXIETY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 79953060946     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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