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Spider phobics more easily see a spider in morphed schematic pictures
Behavioral and Brain Functions, 2007 Background Individuals with social phobia are more likely to misinterpret ambiguous social situations as more threatening, i.e. they show an interpretive bias. This study investigated whether such a bias also exists in specific phobia.
Partchev Ivailo +6 more
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Internal sensations as a source of fear: exploring a link between hypoxia and flight phobia [PDF]
, 2013 Although flight phobia is very common in the general population, knowledge of the underlying mechanisms is limited. The aim of the current study is to determine whether hypoxia is selectively associated with flight anxiety. We wanted to explore levels of
De Raedt, Rudi, Vanden Bogaerde, Anouk
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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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Cognitive Biases in Blood-Injection-Injury Phobia: A Review
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia can lead to avoidance of crucial medical procedures and to detrimental health consequences, even among health workers. Yet unlike other specific phobias, BII phobia has been understudied.
Elinor Abado +4 more
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Gaze cuing of attention in snake phobic women: the influence of facial expression [PDF]
, 2015 Only a few studies investigated whether animal phobics exhibit attentional biases in contexts where no phobic stimuli are present. Among these, recent studies provided evidence for a bias toward facial expressions of fear and disgust in animal phobics ...
Dalmaso, Mario +3 more
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Phobia Anxiety Disorder: Etiology of Phobia [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesIt has been thousands of years since psychology has been researched, but with the clearer distinguishment and conception, there are still many debates and confusion between psychologists to be clarified. Fear, as one of the most common emotion of people,
Chang Xinyi
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Personality and phobias in adolescence: age and gender in psychopathological expressions [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Although the understanding of adolescent phobias is important, this phenomenon has thus far not been adequately researched. This report, based on clinical experience, highlights prevalent phobic phenomena linked to personality characteristics.
Alibrandi, Angela +6 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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Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2023 Needle phobia is a specific phobia classified as an anxiety disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders‐5, and can be a serious problem for patients requiring insulin injections.
Keiji Sugai +4 more
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Phobia Exposure Therapy Using Virtual and Augmented Reality: A Systematic Review
Applied Sciences, 2022 A specific phobia is a common anxiety-related disorder that can be treated efficiently using different therapies including exposure therapy or cognitive therapy. One of the most famous methods to treat a specific phobia is exposure therapy.
Ghaida Albakri +6 more
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