Challenges to the traditional exposure paradigm: Variability in exposure therapy for contamination fears

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 745-751

  Kircanski, Katharina ^a   Mortazavi, Arezou ^b   Castriotta, Natalie ^b   Baker, Aaron S ^b   Mystkowski, Jayson L ^b   Yi, Rena ^b   Craske, Michelle G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blocked and constant exposure; Exposure therapy; Fear hierarchy; Heart rate; Skin conductance; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPOSURE THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81255172319     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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