Physiological responses to violence reported in the news

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 383-395

  Ragonesi, Amanda J ^a   Antick, Jennifer R ^a,b  

^a School of Professional Psychology

^b 511 SW 10Th Avenue ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; EMOTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMOR; IRRITABILITY; MASS MEDIUM; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS; SALIVA; VIOLENCE;

ANXIETY; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; EMOTIONS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IRRITABLE MOOD; MASS MEDIA; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIOLENCE; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 57449089246     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.107.2.383-395     Document Type: Article

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