Threat processing in generalized social phobia: AN investigation of interpretation biases in ambiguous facial affect

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 217, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 100-106

  Jusyte, Aiste ^a   Schönenberg, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ambiguous faces; Information processing; Interpretation bias; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGRY; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPY; HUMAN; INTERPRETATION BIAS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THREAT; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; HAPPINESS; HUMAN RELATION; PHOBIA; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREJUDICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899980196     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.12.031     Document Type: Article

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