Maladaptive cognitive appraisals in children with high-functioning autism: Associations with fear, anxiety and theory of mind

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 244-254

  Sharma, Shilpi ^a   Woolfson, Lisa M ^a   Hunter, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

appraisal; cognition; fear

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE AND RELATED PHENOMENA; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ACCOUNTABILITY; THEORY OF MIND;

APPRAISAL; COGNITION; FEAR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84896108472     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312472556     Document Type: Article

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