The short-term impact of a paranoid explanation on self-esteem: An experimental study

Cognitive Therapy and Research

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 397-406

  Lincoln, Tania M ^a   Stahnke, Jonas ^a   Moritz, Steffen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Attribution; Delusions; Emotion regulation; Paranoia; Self esteem; Social exclusion; Social stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DELUSION; EMOTION; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARANOIA; PILOT STUDY; POPULATION; PSYCHOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SHAME; SOCIAL STRESS;

EID: 84904424534     PISSN: 01475916     EISSN: 15732819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10608-014-9600-5     Document Type: Article

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