Threat of suffocation and defensive reflex activation

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-396

  Lang, Peter J ^a   Wangelin, Bethany C ^a   Bradley, Margaret M ^b   Versace, Francesco ^b   Davenport, Paul W ^a   Costa, Vincent D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fear; Respiratory distress; Startle; Threat versus safe

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLINKING; BREATHING MECHANICS; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFLEX; SAFETY; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; AGGRESSION; ASPHYXIA; BLINKING; CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; REFLEX; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SAFETY; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551699805     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01076.x     Document Type: Article

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