Feelings Into Words: Contributions of Language to Exposure Therapy

Psychological Science

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1086-1091

  Kircanski, Katharina ^a   Lieberman, Matthew D ^a   Craske, Michelle G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

affect labeling; approach behavior; distraction; exposure therapy; fear; language; reappraisal; skin conductance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867652639     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956797612443830     Document Type: Article

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