Toward a reliable detection of arachnophobia

Subjective, behavioral, and neurophysiological measures of fear response

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ID15519623
AuthorsEva Landová (0000-0001-8365-8710, Charles University, corresponding author), Silvie Rádlová (0000-0003-3581-9780, National Institute of Mental Health), Anna Pidnebesna (0000-0002-9391-8886, National Institute of Mental Health), David Tomeček (0000-0001-7038-0529, National Institute of Mental Health), Markéta Janovcová (0000-0001-7647-8148, Charles University), Šárka Peléšková (0000-0001-9073-1613, Charles University), Kristýna Sedláčková (Charles University), Iveta Štolhoferová (0000-0002-1019-0499, Charles University), Jakub Polák (0000-0001-5005-3328, Charles University), Jaroslav Hlinka (0000-0003-1402-1470, National Institute of Mental Health), Daniel Frynta (0000-0002-1375-7972, Charles University)
Year2023
Volume14
Pages1196785-1196785
Publication date2023-06-08
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1196785
PMID37363175
OpenAlexW4380052452
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

Both SPQ and BAT scores have a high informative value about the subject's fear of spiders and together with subjective emotional evaluation of picture stimuli can be reliable predictors of spider phobia. These parameters provide easy and non-expensive but reliable measurement wherever more expensive devices such as magnetic resonance are not available. However, SFI still reflects individual variability within the phobic group, identifying individuals with higher brain activation, which may relate to more severe phobic reactions or other sources of fMRI signal variability

Audiology · Neurophysiology · Spider · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies · Neuroscience · Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies · Psychology · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

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