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Disgust and disgust sensitivity in blood-injection-injury and spider phobia.
Behav Res Ther. 1997 Oct; 35(10):949-53.BR

Abstract

Blood-injection-injury (BII) phobics and spider phobics show markedly different cognitive, psychophysiological, and motoric reactions to activating stimuli. These observations have led theorists to question whether the emotion of fear mediates both phobias. The present study examined the role of disgust and disgust sensitivity in these subtypes of specific phobia. BII phobics, spider phobics, and nonphobics completed questionnaires and rated pictures of specific objects on fear and disgust scales. Questionnaire data indicated that phobic participants were higher than nonphobics on fear, and also on disgust sensitivity. The reaction of BII phobics to pictures of medical stimuli was one of disgust, rather than fear. The reaction of spider phobics to pictures of spiders was a combination of fear and disgust, though fear appeared to predominate. Results are discussed in view of current theories of emotional factors in specific phobia.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Tolin DF
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville 72701, USA.
Lohr JM
No affiliation info available
Sawchuk CN
No affiliation info available
Lee TC
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AdolescentAdultAnimalsArousalAttitudeBloodFearFemaleHumansInjectionsMalePersonality InventoryPhobic DisordersSpidersStudentsWounds and Injuries

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

9401135

Citation

Tolin, D F., et al. "Disgust and Disgust Sensitivity in Blood-injection-injury and Spider Phobia." Behaviour Research and Therapy, vol. 35, no. 10, 1997, pp. 949-53.
Tolin DF, Lohr JM, Sawchuk CN, et al. Disgust and disgust sensitivity in blood-injection-injury and spider phobia. Behav Res Ther. 1997;35(10):949-53.
Tolin, D. F., Lohr, J. M., Sawchuk, C. N., & Lee, T. C. (1997). Disgust and disgust sensitivity in blood-injection-injury and spider phobia. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 35(10), 949-53.
Tolin DF, et al. Disgust and Disgust Sensitivity in Blood-injection-injury and Spider Phobia. Behav Res Ther. 1997;35(10):949-53. PubMed PMID: 9401135.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Disgust and disgust sensitivity in blood-injection-injury and spider phobia. AU - Tolin,D F, AU - Lohr,J M, AU - Sawchuk,C N, AU - Lee,T C, PY - 1997/12/24/pubmed PY - 1997/12/24/medline PY - 1997/12/24/entrez SP - 949 EP - 53 JF - Behaviour research and therapy JO - Behav Res Ther VL - 35 IS - 10 N2 - Blood-injection-injury (BII) phobics and spider phobics show markedly different cognitive, psychophysiological, and motoric reactions to activating stimuli. These observations have led theorists to question whether the emotion of fear mediates both phobias. The present study examined the role of disgust and disgust sensitivity in these subtypes of specific phobia. BII phobics, spider phobics, and nonphobics completed questionnaires and rated pictures of specific objects on fear and disgust scales. Questionnaire data indicated that phobic participants were higher than nonphobics on fear, and also on disgust sensitivity. The reaction of BII phobics to pictures of medical stimuli was one of disgust, rather than fear. The reaction of spider phobics to pictures of spiders was a combination of fear and disgust, though fear appeared to predominate. Results are discussed in view of current theories of emotional factors in specific phobia. SN - 0005-7967 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/9401135/Disgust_and_disgust_sensitivity_in_blood_injection_injury_and_spider_phobia_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -