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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Depress Anxiety. 2012 Apr;29(4):264–281. doi: 10.1002/da.21891

Figure 8.

Figure 8

Mean startle reflex responses (standardized to the distribution of responses during intertrial intervals) during standard neutral and personal threat imagery for principal specific phobia patients distinguished by the ultimate consequence feared upon encounter with phobic object/context (i.e., threat to physical integrity, physiological arousal, or revulsion/disgust). Inset. Top panel. Mean startle reflex responses for principal specific phobia patients distinguished by DSM-IV subtype. Bottom panel. Mean startle reflex responses for principal specific phobia patients distinguished by evolutionarily prepared versus unprepared fears. Black line refers to mean response to personal threat imagery for control participants.