Abstract

The goal of the proposed research is to increase the understanding of the role of fear and disgust in Blood-Injection-Injury (BII) phobia. BII phobia has typically been conceptualized as being mediated by fear. However, recent research suggests that disgust may also play a functional role in the avoidance of BII stimuli. The proposed research will be a two-part study investigating the acquisition of fear and disgust in BII phobia.
Specific aims of the proposed research are to: 1) compare degree of responding and conditioning of fear and disgust in BII phobia; 2) determine predispositional or vulnerability variables that may contribute to the acquisition of fear and disgust in BII phobia; and 3) examine differences in the acquisition of fear and disgust in individuals with and without BII phobia. This research will provide an important contribution to the understanding of the emotions that mediate BII phobia, thus potentially providing a foundation for incorporating effective treatment strategies.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31MH067519-02
Application #
6800382
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SSS-C (29))
Program Officer
Chavez, Mark
Project Start
2003-07-03
Project End
2005-07-02
Budget Start
2004-07-03
Budget End
2005-07-02
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2004
Total Cost
$28,821
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
191429745
City
Fayetteville
State
AR
Country
United States
Zip Code
72701

  Publications

Olatunji, Bunmi O; Deacon, Brett J; Abramowitz, Jonathan S et al. (2006) Dimensionality of somatic complaints: factor structure and psychometric properties of the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale. J Anxiety Disord 20:543-61
Olatunji, Bunmi O; Williams, Nathan L; Sawchuk, Craig N et al. (2006) Disgust, anxiety and fainting symptoms associated with blood-injection-injury fears: a structural model. J Anxiety Disord 20:23-41
Olatunji, Bunmi O; Sawchuk, Craig N; de Jong, Peter J et al. (2006) The structural relation between disgust sensitivity and blood-injection-injury fears: a cross-cultural comparison of US and Dutch data. J Behav Ther Exp Psychiatry 37:16-29
Olatunji, Bunmi O; Sawchuk, Craig N; Deacon, Brett J et al. (2005) The Anxiety Sensitivity Profile revisited: factor structure and psychometric properties in two nonclinical samples. J Anxiety Disord 19:603-25
Olatunji, Bunmi O; Williams, Nathan L; Lohr, Jeffrey M et al. (2005) The structure of disgust: domain specificity in relation to contamination ideation and excessive washing. Behav Res Ther 43:1069-86
Olatunji, Bunmi O; Lohr, Jeffrey M; Sawchuk, Craig N et al. (2005) Using facial expressions as CSs and fearsome and disgusting pictures as UCSs: affective responding and evaluative learning of fear and disgust in blood-injection-injury phobia. J Anxiety Disord 19:539-55