Alcohol-induced heart rate response dampening during aversive and rewarding stress paradigms in subjects at risk for alcoholism

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 253-261

  Croissant, Bernhard ^a   Rist, Fred ^b   Demmel, Ralf ^b   Olbrich, Robert ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Gender; Heart rate; Psychological stress; Stress response dampening; Subjects at risk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; AVERSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPENDENT VARIABLE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PROGENY; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STRESS;

ADULT; ADULT CHILDREN; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; ETHANOL; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PUNISHMENT; REACTION TIME; REWARD; RISK; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745368820     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.10.016     Document Type: Article

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