Startle response potentiation to chemosensory anxiety signals in socially anxious individuals

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 88-92

  Pause, Bettina M ^a   Adolph, Dirk ^a   Prehn Kristensen, Alexander ^b   Ferstl, Roman ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Body odor; Chemosensory communication; Emotional communication; Social anxiety; Startle reflex; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC REFLEX; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SOCIAL PHOBIA; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NOISE; ODORS; SELF CONCEPT; SIGNAL DETECTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STARTLE REACTION; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEAT;

EID: 70349749931     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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