An experimental investigation of the fear effect in non-clinical children and their mothers

This review argues that a cognitive bias towards increased vigilance and perception of threat underlies childhood anxiety. It is hypothesised that parents of anxious children inadvertently reinforce this bias, or fail to help children inhibit it. The review explores the literature linking threat per...

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Main Author: Murray, H.
Published: University College London (University of London) 2008
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631818