Symbolic online exposure for spider fear: Habituation of fear, disgust and physiological arousal and predictors of symptom improvement

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-137

  Matthews, Allison ^a   Naran, Nishma ^a   Kirkby, Kenneth C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emotional processing theory; Habituation; Heart rate; Online exposure; Skin conductance; Spider phobia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISGUST; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERNET; ONLINE SYSTEM; PHOBIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SPIDER PHOBIA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPIDER; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; AROUSAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922738622     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2014.12.003     Document Type: Article

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