Inducing symptoms in high symptom reporters via emotional pictures: The interactive effects of valence and arousal

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 191-196

  Constantinou, Elena ^a   Bogaerts, Katleen ^a   Van Diest, Ilse ^a   Van den Bergh, Omer ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Affective pictures; Arousal; Medically Unexplained Symptoms; Symptom induction; Valence

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CHECKLIST; DISGUST; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPTOM; THREAT; VALENCE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; CUES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874261531     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: 18791360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.12.015     Document Type: Article

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