Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on 'Compassion Focused Imagery'

Emotion

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1388-1396

  Rockliff, Helen ^a   Karl, Anke ^b   McEwan, Kirsten ^c   Gilbert, Jean ^c   Matos, Marcela ^d   Gilbert, Paul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Attachment; Compassion; Imagery; Oxytocin; Positive affect; Self criticism

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPASSION FOCUSED IMAGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGERY; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AFFECT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; OXYTOCIN; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80051998471     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023861     Document Type: Article

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