Thermal sensitivity and cardiovascular reactivity to stress in healthy males

  1. Conde Guzón, Pablo Antonio 3
  2. Bartolomé-Albistegui, María Teresa 1
  3. Quirós Expósito, Pilar 2
  4. Cabestrero, Raúl 2
  1. 1 Hospital Nuestra Señora de Regla
  2. 2 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

  3. 3 Universidad de León
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    Universidad de León

    León, España

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Revue:
The Spanish Journal of Psychology

ISSN: 1138-7416

Année de publication: 2011

Volumen: 14

Número: 2

Pages: 600-607

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5209/REV_SJOP.2011.V14.N2.8 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openAccès ouvert editor

D'autres publications dans: The Spanish Journal of Psychology

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Résumé

This paper examines the association of cardiovascular reactivity with thermal thresholds (detection and unpleasantness). Heart period (HP), systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure of 42 health young males were recorded during a cardiovascular reactivity task (a videogame based upon Sidman's avoidance paradigm). Thermal sensitivity, assessing detection and unpleasantness thresholds with radiant heat in the forearm was also estimated for participants. Participants with differential scores in the cardiovascular variables from base line to task ≥ P65 were considered as reactors and those how have differential scores ≤ P35 were considered as non-reactors. Significant differences were observed between groups in the unpleasantness thresholds in blood pressure (BP) but not in HP. Reactors exhibited significant higher unpleasantness thresholds than non-reactors. No significant differences were obtained in detection thresholds between groups.

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