Attentional focus during exposure in spider phobia: The role ofschematic versus non-schematic imagery

Behaviour Research and Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue , 2015, Pages 86-92

  Dethier, Vincent ^a   Bruneau, Nicolas ^a   Philippot, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attentional focus; Distraction; Emotional processing; Exposure therapy; Self efficacy; Spider phobia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ATTENTION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; FEAR; FEMALE; GUIDED IMAGERY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SPIDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ATTENTION; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; IMAGERY (PSYCHOTHERAPY); IMPLOSIVE THERAPY; MALE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; SPIDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84920914029     PISSN: 00057967     EISSN: 1873622X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brat.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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