Investigating the efficacy of attention bias modification in reducing high spider fear: The role of individual differences in initial bias

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 49, Issue , 2015, Pages 84-93

  Fox, Elaine ^a   Zougkou, Konstantina ^b   Ashwin, Chris ^c   Cahill, Shanna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^d North Essex Partnership University NHS Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional bias; Attentional training; Cognitive bias modification; Spider fear; Spider phobia; Threat detection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL BIAS; ATTENTIONAL BIAS MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION ASSESSMENT; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHOBIA; RESPONSE TIME; SPIDER; STRESS ASSESMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREAT; ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ATTENTION; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; INDIVIDUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL BIAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTENTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHOBIC DISORDERS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939561808     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: 18737943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2015.05.001     Document Type: Article

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