A mechanism-oriented approach to psychopathology: The role of Pavlovian conditioning

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 351-364

  Nees, Frauke ^a   Heinrich, Angela ^a   Flor, Herta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Behavior; Brain imaging; Classical conditioning; Extinction; Learning; Mental disorder; Psychophysiology; Research domain criteria

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; BRAIN REGION; CONDITIONING; HABITUATION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL EXCITABILITY; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PAVLOVIAN CONDITIONING; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; BRAIN; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEAR; PHYSIOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BRAIN; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; HUMANS; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 84929782993     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2015.05.005     Document Type: Review

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