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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Cognitive vulnerability: A model of the etiology of fear |
Author: | Armfield, J. |
Citation: | Clinical Psychology Review, 2006; 26(6):746-768 |
Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2006 |
ISSN: | 0272-7358 1873-7811 |
Abstract: | This paper attempts to fill the partial theoretical vacuum surrounding the understanding of fear acquisition. A review of recent and contemporary theories of the etiology of fear is presented, serving as a justification for further theorizing and allowing for greater understanding of those aspects of fear that remain to be adequately explained. A new model of the etiology of specific fears is subsequently put forward and the various aspects and implications of this model are discussed. How an individual perceives a stimulus is proposed as being critical in determining fear in relation to the stimulus. In particular, perceptions of the stimulus as uncontrollable, unpredictable, dangerous and disgusting create a schema of vulnerability. The Cognitive Vulnerability Model integrates much of the extensive body of research on fears and specific phobias into a unifying theory of the etiology of fear. The model offers parsimonious explanations for the various characteristics of specific fears and phobias. |
Keywords: | fear etiology cognitive vulnerability model phobia |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.cpr.2006.03.007 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2006.03.007 |
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