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Attentional bias and spider phobia: Conceptual and clinical issues

Lavy, Edith, van den Hout, Marcel, Arntz, Arnoud·1993·Behaviour Research and Therapy

Abstract

Experimental evidence indicates that anxious subjects show an attentional bias for threat-relevant information. Foa and McNally (1986) (Cognitive Therapy and Research, 10, 477-485) and Watts et al. (1986) (British Journal of Psychology, 77, 97-108) reported that behaviour therapy can eliminate this attentional bias. A replication study was carried out in order to increase the evidence for exposure being the crucial component in reducing attentional bias. Moreover, in this study some conceptual and clinical issues are explored. The theoretical and clinical implications of the results are discussed.

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Authors
Lavy, E., van den Hout, M., & Arntz, A.
Corresponding author
Lavy, Edith
Venue
Behaviour Research and Therapy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1993-01
Volume
31
Issue
1
Pages
17-24
ISSN
0005-7967 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2083809062
Cited by
168
References
22
Citations by year
2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 9
FWCI
15.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Behaviour Research and Therapy (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychological Treatments and Assessments
Keywords
attentional bias, spider phobia, threat-related attention, exposure therapy, behavior therapy, anxiety, replication study, cognitive therapy
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Arousal, Association Learning, Attention, Desensitization, Psychologic, Female, Humans, Implosive Therapy, Personality Inventory, Phobic Disorders, Spiders, Bias

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