Mental imagery and post-event processing in anticipation of a speech performance among socially anxious individuals

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 701-716

  Brozovich, Faith A ^a   Heimberg, Richard G ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Imagery; Interpretation bias; Post event processing; Social anxiety; Social anxiety disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; ANTICIPATORY ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POST EVENT PROCESSING; PREDICTION; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SPEECH; THREAT;

IMAGERY; INTERPRETATION BIAS; POST-EVENT PROCESSING; SOCIAL ANXIETY; SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER;

ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884985647     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.07.001     Document Type: Article

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