Alexithymia is associated with an augmenter profile, but not only: Evidence for anticipation to arousing music

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 375-381

  Grynberg, Delphine ^a   Davydov, Dmitry M ^b   Vermeulen, Nicolas ^a   Luminet, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b P K ANOKHIN INSTITUTE OF NORMAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Alexithymia; Arousal; Augmenter; Music; Skin conductance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTICIPATION; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; ELECTRODERMAL RESPONSE; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HEARING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; ANTICIPATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AROUSAL; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MUSIC; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866176785     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: 14679450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2012.00962.x     Document Type: Article

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