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| العنوان: |
Thought Suppression in Spider-Fearful and Nonfearful Individuals. |
| المؤلفون: |
Wenzel, Amy, Barth, Tara C., Holt, Craig S. |
| المصدر: |
Journal of General Psychology; Apr2003, Vol. 130 Issue 2, p191, 15p, 2 Charts, 1 Graph |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
SPIDERS, PHOBIAS, PSYCHOLOGY, FEAR, ANXIETY |
| مستخلص: |
ABSTRACT. The authors examined the suppression of spider-related thoughts in spider-fearful (n = 23) and nonfearful (n = 22) individuals. Participants were primed with vivid pictures of spiders and a story about spiders. Next, they were randomly assigned to 1 of 2 conditions: (a) suppression of thoughts associated with the previously presented spider-related stimuli or (b) free expression of any thoughts, including those related to the spider-related stimuli. All participants completed a subsequent free-expression exercise. Results indicated that spider-fearful individuals expressed thoughts about the spider-related stimuli for a longer length of time than did nonfearful individuals, particularly in the suppression condition. Participants in both groups demonstrated a rebound of thoughts associated with the spider-related stimuli following suppression. The authors propose that the priming of feared stimuli makes suppression of fear-related thoughts particularly difficult for fearful individuals, perhaps by activating a state of heightened arousal. Key words: anxiety, fear, spider phobia, thought suppression [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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