Reduced specificity of negative autobiographical memories in repressive coping

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Geraerts, Elke ^a   Dritschel, Barbara ^b   Kreplin, Ute ^b   Miyagawa, Liv ^b   Waddington, Joanne ^b  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AMT; Autobiographical memory; Memory specificity; Repressive coping

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEFENSIVE BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION, PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870396011     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2011.05.007     Document Type: Article

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