Patterns of autonomic arousal in imaginal situations of winning and losing in problem gambling

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 95-104

  Sharpe, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arousal; Losing; Pathological gambling; Winning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; AMBULATORY MONITORING; AUSTRALIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ADULT; AROUSAL; AUSTRALIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 1842611531     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOGS.0000016706.96540.43     Document Type: Article

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