Inhibitory control in specific phobia of the animal typus (spider). Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: Antisaccade training
Control group: Prosaccade training
Participants will be randomised into the two groups by a randomisation sheet.
Antisaccade Training: Visual stimuli (picture
Sponsors
University of Siegen
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. 18-65 years 2. Specific phobia (animal-subtype: spider) and healthy controls 3. Normal or corrected-to normal vision 4. Normal hearing
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Lifetime diagnosis of substance-related bipolar or psychotic disorder 2. Current psychiatric disorder or a psychiatric disorder in the past (exception for spider phobics: past mild to moderate depressive episode and/or current or past specific phobia of the animal typus) 3. Medication (Benzodiazepine, Barbiturate) 4. Neurological disorder (especially epilepsy) 5. Dementia 6. Injury of the central nervous system 7. Hearing disorder (also tinnitus anamnestic), subjective auditory hypersensitivity (like hyperacusis) 8. Regular nicotine consumption (>5 cigarettes/day) 9. Known allergy to bites of insects or arachnids
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antisaccade latencies will be measured in the antisaccade task at baseline, post-1-, and - for spider phobics only - post-2-assessment. All assessments take place on one day. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Antisaccade error rates will be measured in the antisaccade task at baseline, post-1-, and - for spider phobics only - post-2-assessment. All assessments take place on one day | — |
Countries
Germany
Outcome results
None listed