Anxiety trait modulates psychophysiological reactions, but not habituation processes related to affective auditory stimuli

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-97

  Martin Soelch, Chantal ^a,b   Stöcklin, Markus ^a   Dammann, Gerhard ^c   Opwis, Klaus ^a   Seifritz, Erich ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autonomic system; Emotion; Habituation; Orienting reaction; Psychophysiology; Sounds

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RATING SCALE; SENSITIZATION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SOUND; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HABITUATION, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC; HEART RATE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION;

EID: 33745428544     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2005.07.009     Document Type: Article

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