Biological responses to trauma and the development of intrusive memories: An analog study with the trauma film paradigm

Biological Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 135-143

  Chou, Chia Ying ^a   La Marca, Roberto ^a,b   Steptoe, Andrew ^a   Brewin, Chris R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Alpha amylase; Cardiovascular defense response; Cortisol; Intrusions; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Trauma film

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE; ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DEFENSE RESPONSE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISSOCIATIVE EXPERIENCES SCALE; DISSOCIATIVE STATE SCALE; FEAR RATING SCALE; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; INTRUSIVE MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SALIVA LEVEL; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEVISION VIEWING; VISUAL STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CHEMISTRY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY; SALIVA; SALIVARY ALPHA-AMYLASES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907467970     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: 18736246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2014.08.002     Document Type: Article

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