Deficient inhibitory processing in trait anxiety: Evidence from context-dependent fear learning, extinction recall and renewal

Biological Psychology

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-72

  Haaker, J ^a,b   Lonsdorf, T B ^a   Schumann D ^a   Menz, M ^a   Brassen, S ^a   Bunzeck, N ^a,c   Gamer, M ^a   Kalisch, R ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Fear; Fear generalization; Inhibitory learning; Resilience; Return of fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CONDITIONING; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; REINFORCEMENT; SAFETY; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TRAIT ANXIETY; ADOLESCENT; CONDITIONED REFLEX; LEARNING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; CUES; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940836443     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2015.07.010     Document Type: Article

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