Interoceptive threat leads to defensive mobilization in highly anxiety sensitive persons

Psychophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 745-754

  Melzig, Christiane A ^a   Holtz, Katharina ^a   Michalowski, Jaroslaw M ^a,b   Hamm, Alfons O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GDA SK   (Poland)

Author keywords

Fear potentiated startle; Hyperventilation; Interoceptive threat; Symptom provocation

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BLOOD; BREATHING MECHANICS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CUES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYPERVENTILATION; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955492803     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01150.x     Document Type: Article

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