Stress and Distress in Response to Psychosocial Stimuli (eBook)

Laboratory and Real-Life Studies on Sympatho-Adrenomedullary and Related Reactions

Lennart Levi (Herausgeber)

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2016 | 1. Auflage
172 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-1-4831-3972-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Stress and Distress in Response to Psychosocial Stimuli is a book based on a study spanning over four years about the different psychosocial stimuli and the body's different reactions towards them, especially stress and disease. The book includes a short introduction to psychosocial stimuli and its physiological mechanisms, psychophysiological reactions; psychosomatic research; and psychosocially mediated disease and its hypotheses. Also covered are the study's methodological considerations; sympathoadrenomedullary responses to pleasant and unpleasant pyschosocial stimuli; sympathoadrenomedullary activity; the effects of work conditions; the emotional reactions during visual stimulation; stressor-induced changes to plasma lipids; and the psychological and physiological reactions and psychomotor performance during prolonged and complex stressor exposure. The text is recommended for psychologists and medical doctors, especially those who wish to study further about psychosocial stimuli and what it can do to the human body.

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Stress and Distress in Response to Psychosocial Stimuli 4
Copyright Page 5
FOREWORD 6
Table of Contents 10
Preface 16
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION: PSYCHOSOCIAL STIMULI, PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS, AND DISEASE 18
1.1 Objectives of this chapter 18
1.2 Definitions 18
1.3 A theoretical model for psychosocially mediated disease, and some hypotheses 19
1.4 Type of evidence to be reviewed 20
1.5 Psychosocial stimuli and physiological mechanisms 21
1.6 Interacting variables, precursors, and disease 26
1.7 Psychosomatic research 27
1.8 General objectives of the studies to be presented 30
1.9 Acknowledgements 31
1.10 References 31
CHAPTER 2. METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PSYCHOENDOCRINE RESEARCH 35
2.1 Objectives of this review 35
2.2 Control conditions acting as extraneous stimuli 35
2.3 Stimulus duration and timing of measurements 37
2.4 Bodily posture and physical activity 37
2.5 Dietary stimuli 37
2.6 Drugs, tobacco, alcohol, caffeinecontaining beverages 38
2.7 Extrinsic and intrinsic biological rhythms environmental temperature
2.8 The initial "neuroendocrine tone" 39
2.9 Diseases possibly affecting catecholamine levels and responses 39
2.10 Age 39
2.11 Direct and indirect effects of sensory stimuli 40
2.12 Biochemical individuality 40
2.13 Renal function, bladder emptying, catecholamine breakdown or hydrolysis 40
2.14 Urinary and plasma catecholamines as indices of sympathoadrenomedullary function 41
2.15 Biased selection of subjects 43
2.16 Attitude and motivation: the experimental subject and the experimenter 43
2.17 Defences, coping behaviour, cognitive factors 44
2.18 Data from questionnaires and observations 45
2.19 Optimal design of psychophysiological studies 46
2.20 General design of and methods used in the present studies 49
2.21 Acknowledgements 54
2.22 References 54
CHAPTER 3. SYMPATHOADRENOMEDULLARY RESPONSES TO "PLEASANT" AND "UNPLEASANT" PSYCHOSOCIAL STIMULI 62
3.1 The problem 62
3.2 Choice of methodology 62
3.3 Choice of film stimuli 64
3.4 Material and methods 65
3.5 Results 67
3.6 Discussion 74
3.7 Summary 79
3.8 Acknowledgements 79
3.9 References 79
CHAPTER 4. SYMPATHOADRENOMEDULLARY ACTIVITY, DIURESIS AND EMOTIONAL REACTIONS DURING VISUAL SEXUAL STIMULATION IN FEMALES AND MALES 81
4.1 The problem 81
4.2 Choice of methodology 82
4.3 Material and methods 83
4.4 Results 85
4.5 Discussion 90
4.6 Summary 95
4.7 Acknowledgements 95
4.8 References 95
CHAPTER 5. STRESSOR-INDUCED CHANGES IN PLASMA LIPIDS AND URINARY EXCRETION OF CATECHOLAMINES, AND THEIR MODIFICATION BY NICOTINIC ACID 98
5.1 The problem 98
5.2 Choice of methodology 98
5.3 Material and methods 99
5.4 Results 102
5.5 Discussion 107
5.6 Summary 110
5.7 Acknowledgements 110
5.8 References 111
CHAPTER 6. CONDITIONS OF WORK AND SYMPATHOADRENOMEDULLARY ACTIVITY: EXPERIMENTAL MANIPULATIONS IN A REAL LIFE SETTING 113
6.1 The problem: payment by results as an example of psychosocial stimuli in every-day life 113
6.2 Choice of methodology 116
6.3 Material and methods 117
6.4 Results 119
6.5 Discussion 122
6.6 Summary 124
6.7 Acknowledgements 124
6.8 References 125
CHAPTER 7. PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL REACTIONS TO AND PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE DURING PROLONGED AND COMPLEX STRESSOR EXPOSURE 126
7.1 The problem 126
7.2 Choice of methodology 127
7.3 Material, methods and procedures 128
7.4 Results 131
7.5 Discussion 137
7.6 Summary 146
7.7 Acknowledgements 146
7.8 References 147
CHAPTER 8. GENERAL DISCUSSION 150
8.2 Psychophysiological reactions to psychosocial stimuli 150
8.3 The "stress (Selye)" concept 153
8.4 The physiological significance of changes in free urinary catecholamines 153
8.5 Catecholamine excretion as a predictor of subjective reactions 154
8.6 Some implications for evaluation of laboratory data in clinical practice 154
8.7 Some clinical and research implications 155
8.8 References 156
CHAPTER 9. SUMMARIES 157
9.1 Summary 157
9.2 Zusammenfassung: Stress und Unlust als Reaktionen auf psychosoziale Stimuli. Labor- und Feldstudien betreffend sympath... 159
9.3 Resumé: Stress et sentiments de malaise en tant que reactions aux stimuli psycho-sociaux. Études pratiques et de labor... 161
9.4 3AKJIEEHNE. 164
10 INDEX 168

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.1.2016
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4831-3972-7 / 1483139727
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4831-3972-2 / 9781483139722