Biases in attention, interpretation, memory, and associations in children with varying levels of spider fear: Inter-relations and prediction of behavior.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2016.10.001
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cognitive theories suggest that cognitive biases may be related and together influence the anxiety response. However, little is known about the interrelations of cognitive bias tasks and whether they allow for an… read more here.
Keywords: interpretation; fear; fear related; attention ... See more keywords
D-cycloserine as adjunct to brief computerised CBT for spider fear: Effects on fear, behaviour, and cognitive biases.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2019.101546
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In anxiety disorders, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) improves information-processing biases such as implicit fear evaluations and avoidance tendencies, which predicts treatment response. Thus, these cognitive biases might constitute important treatment targets. This… read more here.
Keywords: fear; spider fear; computerised cbt; cbt spider ... See more keywords
Out of control: The role of spider movement and intolerance of uncertainty in spider fear
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DOI: 10.1177/20438087231151502
Abstract: When asking spider-phobic individuals what they find most frightening about spiders, many report spiders’ unique movement characteristics. Here, we experimentally tested whether spider-specific movements are indeed a major cue in triggering spider fear. One-hundred-and-twenty participants… read more here.
Keywords: spider fear; movement; spider fearful; spider ... See more keywords