Dynamics of attentional bias to threat in anxious adults: Bias towards and/or away?

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Zvielli, Ariel ^a   Bernstein, Amit ^a   Koster, Ernst H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ANXIETY; ANXIETY SENSITIVITY INDEX; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISGUST; EMOTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GUILT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOVE; MOOD DISORDER; RATING SCALE; RESPONSE TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THREAT; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FEAR; FEMALE; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; DOGS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84905457138     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0104025     Document Type: Article

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