Blunted cardiac reactivity to psychological stress associated with higher trait anxiety: A study in peacekeepers

BMC Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Souza, Gabriela Guerra Leal ^a   Mendonça de Souza, Ana Carolina Ferraz ^b   Duarte, Antônio Fernando Araújo ^c   Fischer, Nastassja Lopes ^d   Souza, Wanderson Fernandes ^e   Coutinho, Evandro ^f   Figueira, Ivan ^d   Volchan, Eliane ^d  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF OURO PRETO   (Brazil)

^b Forebrain Neurotecnologia Ltd   (Brazil)

^c Brazilian Army Physical Fitness Research Institute   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^f INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Cortisol; Emotion; Heart rate; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALADJUSTMENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MILITARY PEACE FORCE STRESSOR INVENTORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONMEDICAL OCCUPATIONS; NORMAL HUMAN; PEACEKEEPER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER CHECKLIST CIVILIAN VERSION; SALIVA LEVEL; SPEECH; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY TRAIT VERSION; TACHYCARDIA; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRIER SOCIAL STRESS TASK; BRAZIL; MATHEMATICAL PHENOMENA; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOLDIER;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BRAZIL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MATHEMATICAL CONCEPTS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SALIVA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84947747971     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12868-015-0216-9     Document Type: Article

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