The cognitive and affective alexithymia dimensions in the regulation of sympathetic responses

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-233

  Bermond, Bob ^a   Bierman, Dick J ^a   Cladder, Minke A ^a   Moormann, Peter P ^b   Vorst, Harrie C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cognitive and affective alexithymia dimensions; Sympathetic responses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; ALEXITHYMIA; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; MENTAL FUNCTION; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77549085307     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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