Generalization of Fear to Respiratory Sensations

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 611-626

  Schroijen, Mathias ^a   Pappens, Meike ^a   Schruers, Koen ^a,b   Van den Bergh, Omer ^a   Vervliet, Bram ^a   Van Diest, Ilse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dyspnea; Generalization; Interoceptive fear conditioning; Panic disorder; Perceptual discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CONDITIONING; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPECTANCY; FEAR; HUMAN; INTEROCEPTION; LEARNING; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSATION; RESPIRATION LOAD; SAFETY; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS GENERALIZATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADOLESCENT; BREATHING; CONDITIONED REFLEX; FEMALE; MALE; PANIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CONDITIONING, CLASSICAL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; PANIC DISORDER; RESPIRATION; SENSATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84943818295     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2015.05.004     Document Type: Article

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