Replacing craving imagery with alternative pleasant imagery reduces craving intensity

Appetite

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 173-178

  Knäuper, Bärbel ^a   Pillay, Rowena ^a   Lacaille, Julien ^a   McCollam, Amanda ^a   Kelso, Evan ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cravings; Implementation intentions; Mental imagery; Self control technique; Visualization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MALE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMAGINATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956220684     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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