Study on the correlation of the autonomic nervous system responses to a stressor of high discomfort with personality traits

Physiology and Behavior

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 647-652

  LeBlanc, J ^a   Ducharme, M B ^b   Thompson, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discomfort rating; Heart rate; Noradrenaline; Personality traits; Thermal stress

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HABITUATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 4344681245     PISSN: 00319384     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2004.05.014     Document Type: Article

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