Imaginal extinction and the vividness of mental imagery: Exploring the reduction of fear within the mind’s eye
Abstract
Patients are encouraged to produce vivid mental imagery during imaginal exposure, as it is assumed to promote fear reduction. Nevertheless, the link between fear reduction and imagery vividness is unclear. We investigated the impact of vividness on fear responses using an experimental analogue of imaginal exposure - imaginal extinction - in which conditioned fear, measured with skin conductance, is reduced through exposure to mental imagery of...
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Title
Imaginal extinction and the vividness of mental imagery: Exploring the reduction of fear within the mind’s eye
Published Date
Feb 1, 2022
Journal
Volume
418
Pages
113632 - 113632
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