ROI and phobias: The effect of ROI approach on an ALE meta‐analysis of specific phobias
Human Brain Mapping, 2018 About 90% of fMRI findings on specific phobias (SP) include analysis of region of interest (ROI). This approach characterized by higher sensitivity may produce inflated results, particularly when findings are aggregated in meta‐analytic maps.
C. Gentili +4 more
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The effects of verbal information on children's fear beliefs about social situations [PDF]
, 2007 Two experiments explored the role of verbal information in changing children’s fearrelated beliefs about social situations. In Experiment 1, 118 6- to 8- and 12- to 13-year-olds heard positive, negative, or no information about individuals’ experiences ...
Andy P. Field +41 more
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Reducing the meta-emotional problem decreases physiological fear response during exposure in phobics [PDF]
, 2016 Anxiety disorders may not only be characterized by specific symptomatology (e.g., tachycardia) in response to the fearful stimulus (primary problem or first-level emotion) but also by the tendency to negatively evaluate oneself for having those ...
Buonanno, Carlo +6 more
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SEMIOLINGUISTICS OF PROTECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Vestnik Volgogradskogo Gosudarstvennogo Universiteta. Seriâ 2. Âzykoznanie, 2019 The current paper investigates the notion of protective communication represented by systems of signs, texts, rituals which the authors regard as means of neutralizing cognitive constructs, generated by phobias of varying degrees of irrationality ...
Tatyana N. Astafurova +1 more
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Why are people afraid of the dentist?:Observations and explanations [PDF]
, 2013 Objective: The aim of this review was to explore the peer-reviewed literature to answer the question: 'Why are people afraid of the dentist?' Method: Relevant literature was identified by searching the following on-line databases: PubMed, PsycInfo, the ...
Beaton, L., Freeman, R., Humphris, G.
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Job phobia: School phobia revisited
Comprehensive Psychiatry, 1972 Abstract Job phobia in the adult is psychodynamically similar to school phobia in the child. 16,17 Life's circumstances, with the acquisition of a family and the need to support them and become a mature adult appears to bring to the fore a previously repressed pattern. Since no one will take care of his family, he is forced to do so himself.
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Evolution of the human fear-circuitry and acute sociogenic pseudoneurological symptoms: The Neolithic balanced-polymorphism hypothesis [PDF]
, 2005 In light of the increasing threat of large-scale massacres such as terrorism against non-combatants (civilians), more attention is warranted not only to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) but also to acute sociogenic pseudoneurological ("conversion ...
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan +3 more
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The Effectiveness of ''EFT - Emotional Freedom Techniques'' in People with Phobias
Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience & Mental Health, 2020 This research is a qualitative study that investigates the experience, symptoms and difficulties faced by people with phobias and the effectiveness of EFT-Emotional Freedom Techniques as a treatment method.
Athina Xanthou
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Clinical EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Improves Multiple Physiological Markers of Health [PDF]
, 2019 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) is an evidence-based self-help therapeutic method and over 100 studies demonstrate its efficacy. However, information about the physiological effects of EFT is limited.
Bach, Donna +5 more
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Phobia-specific patterns of cognitive emotion regulation strategies
Scientific Reports, 2023 Although fear plays a vital role in survival, an overly active threat detection system could be maladaptive due to its negative health consequences. Putatively maladaptive emotion regulation (ER) strategies are a core problem in phobias.
Andras N. Zsido +3 more
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