Heart rate and autonomic response to stress after experimental induction of worry versus relaxation in healthy, high-worry, and generalized anxiety disorder individuals

Biological Psychology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-74

  Fisher, Aaron J ^a   Newman, Michelle G ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Generalized anxiety disorder; Heart rate; Parasympathetic nervous system, Sympathetic nervous system; Worry

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEART RATE; HEART STRESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RESPONSE TIME; SINUS ARRHYTHMIA; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY RATE; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874700420     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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