Disgust propensity and sensitivity: Differential relationships with obsessive-compulsive symptoms and behavioral approach task performance

Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 412-419

  Goetz, Amy R ^a   Lee, Han Joo ^a   Cougle, Jesse R ^b   Turkel, Jennifer E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral approach task; Contamination fear; Disgust; DPSS R; Obsessive compulsive disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL APPROACH TASK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISGUST; DISGUST PROPENSITY; DISGUST SENSITIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84884126759     PISSN: 22113649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocrd.2013.07.006     Document Type: Article

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