A cognitive-motivational perspective on the processing of threat information and anxiety

Cognition, Emotion and Psychopathology: Theoretical, Empirical and Clinical Directions

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 68-85

  Mogg, Karin ^a   Bradley, Brendan P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84928270092     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511521263.005     Document Type: Chapter

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