Emotional reactivity in nonsuicidal self-injury: Divergence between self-report and startle measures

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-170

  Glenn, Catherine R ^a   Blumenthal, Terry D ^b   Klonsky, E David ^c   Hajcak, Greg ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Affective modulation; Deliberate self harm; Emotional reactivity; Nonsuicidal self injury; Startle reflex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL REACTIVITY SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; STARTLE REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; AROUSAL; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953770439     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.02.016     Document Type: Article

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