Startle response and anxiety sensitivity: Subcortical indices of physiologic arousal and fear responding

Emotion

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1264-1272

  McMillan, Katherine A ^a   Asmundson, Gordon J G ^a   Zvolensky, Michael J ^b   Carleton, R Nicholas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety sensitivity; Electrophysiology; Eyeblink reflex; Psychopathology; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX 3; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMOTION; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PANIC ATTACK QUESTIONNAIRE IV; POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SYNDROME SCALE; PREPULSE INHIBITION; PSYCHOMETRY; STARTLE REFLEX; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874437978     PISSN: 15283542     EISSN: 19311516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029108     Document Type: Article

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