Impact of anticipatory processing versus distraction on multiple indices of anxiety in socially anxious individuals

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 700-706

  Wong, Quincy J J ^a   Moulds, Michelle L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anticipatory processing; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT THINKING; ADULT; ANTICIPATORY PROCESSING; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; DISTRACTION CONDITION; FEAR OF NEGATIVE EVALUATION SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALADAPTIVE SELF BELIEF; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF FOCUS; SELF REPORT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTENTION; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052351689     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2011.07.007     Document Type: Article

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