Adaptation of the trier social stress test to virtual reality: Psycho-phsyiological and neuroendocrine modulation

Journal of Cyber Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 405-415

  Ruiz, Ana Santos ^a   Peralta Ramirez, Maria Isabel ^a   Garcia Rios, Maria Carmen ^a   Muñoz, Miguel A ^b   Navarrete Navarrete, Nuria ^c   Blazquez Ortiz, Antonia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DE LAS NIEVES   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis; Psychophysiological activation; Salivary cortisol; TSST; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRAVERSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; OBSESSION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 79960377329     PISSN: 17849934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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