The role of cognitive flexibility in cognitive restructuring skill acquisition among older adults

Journal of Anxiety Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 576-584

  Johnco, C ^a   Wuthrich, V M ^a   Rapee, R M ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognitive restructuring; Cognitive therapy; Executive function; Geropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE FLEXIBILITY; COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING SKILL ACQUISITION; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED ORAL WORD ASSOCIATIONS TEST; FEMALE; FINGER SPAN; GERIATRIC ANXIETY INVENTORY; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PENN STATE WORRY QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUFF FIGURAL FLUENCY TEST; STROOP TEST; THINKING; TRAIL MAKING TEST PART B; WISCONSIN CARD SORTING TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

AGING; COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; GEROPSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; THINKING;

EID: 84884353189     PISSN: 08876185     EISSN: 18737897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.janxdis.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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