Collaborative Empiricism: A Cognitive Response to Exposure Reluctance and Low Distress Tolerance

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 445-454

  Clark, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognitive behavior therapy; Cognitive therapy; Collaborative empiricism; Exposure; Noncompliance

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COLLABORATIVE EMPIRICISM; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALADJUSTMENT; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PANIC; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 84885184246     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2012.06.001     Document Type: Article

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