The effects of dissociation on information processing for analogue trauma and neutral stimuli: A laboratory study

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 225-232

  Olsen, Shira A ^a   Beck, J Gayle ^a  

^a University of Memphis   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Dissociation; Explicit memory; Implicit memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALOGUE TRAUMA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCES SCALE; EXPLICIT MEMORY; FILM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMPLICIT MEMORY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INJURY; LABORATORY TEST; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUTRAL STIMULUS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RATING SCALE; RECALL; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRAIT DISSOCIATION; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADULT; ATTENTION; DISSOCIATIVE DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84855501633     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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