Neuroendocrine and behavioral mechanisms mediating the relationship between anger expression and cardiovascular risk: Assessment considerations and improvements

Journal of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 573-591

  Al'Absi, Mustafa ^a   Bongard, Stephan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anger expression; Assessment; Cardiovascular diseases; Cortisol; Endogenous opioid system; Neuroendocrine responses; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; OPIATE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL MEDULLA; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; AGGRESSION; ANGER; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIORAL ANGER RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BUSS DURKEE HOSTILITY SCALE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COOK MEDLEY HOSTILITY SCALE; EMOTION; FRAMINGHAM ANGER ITEMS; HEART RATE; HOME; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MULTIDIMENSIONAL ANGER INVENTORY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NOVACO ANGER INVENTORY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STRESS; SUBJECTIVE ANGER SCALE; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ANGER; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXPRESSED EMOTION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; OPIOID PEPTIDES; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 33751304648     PISSN: 01607715     EISSN: 15733521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10865-006-9077-0     Document Type: Review

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