Stress effects on mood, HPA axis, and autonomic response: Comparison of three psychosocial stress paradigms

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2014, Pages

  Giles, Grace E ^a   Mahoney, Caroline R ^a   Brunyé, Tad T ^a   Taylor, Holly A ^a   Kanarek, Robin B ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; COMPUTERIZED MENTAL ARITHMETIC TASK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PROFILE OF MOOD STATES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SALIVA LEVEL; SOCIALLY EVALUATIVE COLD PRESSOR TASK; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TEST; WORKING MEMORY; ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; COGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS); SHORT TERM MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84917693032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0113618     Document Type: Article

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