The practice of exposure therapy: Relevance of cognitive-behavioral theory and extinction theory

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 548-558

  Abramowitz, Jonathan S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Exinction cognitive behavioral theory; Exposure therapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THEORY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXPOSURE THERAPY; EXTINCTION THEORY; HABITUATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LEARNING THEORY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANXIETY; EXINCTION COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THEORY; EXPOSURE THERAPY;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; COGNITIVE THERAPY; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84884973915     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.03.003     Document Type: Article

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