Population Levels of Psychological Stress, Herpesvirus Reactivation and HIV [PDF]
Nearly 40,000 Americans are newly infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) each year. Recently, studies have demonstrated associations between group-level characteristics and the prevalence and incidence of HIV/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and other sexually transmitted diseases.
Aiello, Allison E. +2 more
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Maren-Jo Kater,1 Anika Werner,1 Angelika Anita Schlarb,2 Arnold Lohaus1 1Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science, Department of Developmental Psychology and Developmental Psychopathology, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, North Rhine Westphalia, Germany;
Kater MJ, Werner A, Schlarb AA, Lohaus A
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The effects of the spontaneous presence of a spouse/partner and others on cardiovascular reactions to an acute psychological challenge [PDF]
The presence of supportive others has been associated with attenuated cardiovascular reactivity in the laboratory. The effects of the presence of a spouse and others in a more naturalistic setting have received little attention.
Allen M. T. +26 more
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Rest-related dynamics of risk and protective factors for depression: a behavioral study [PDF]
Resting state provides an important condition to study depressogenic cognition because neuropsychological studies have indicated that rest is associated with heightened self-related processing.
De Raedt, Rudi +2 more
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The effect of expertise on eye movement behaviour in medical image perception. [PDF]
The present eye-movement study assessed the effect of expertise on eye-movement behaviour during image perception in the medical domain. To this end, radiologists, computed-tomography radiographers and psychology students were exposed to nine volumes of ...
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The role of personality in the assessment of subjective and physiological emotional reactivity : a comparison between younger and older adults [PDF]
This study brings more clarity on the inconsistent findings on emotional reactivity differences between older (OA) and younger (YA) adults, by examining the influence of (mal)adaptive personality traits on emotional reactivity and by applying several ...
De Raedt, Rudi +3 more
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The aim of this paper is to set the stage for the vagal tank theory, showcasing a functional resource account for self-regulation. The vagal tank theory, building on neurophysiological, cognitive and social psychology approaches, will introduce a ...
Sylvain Laborde +4 more
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The Relationship between Self-construal, Personal Distress, and Empathy [PDF]
Introduction: This study aimed to examine the structural relationships between independent self-construal, interdependent self-construal, personal distress, and empathy.Method: The methodology was essential for achieving its purpose.
Seyed Mahdi Mousavian +2 more
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Personality effects on cardiovascular reactivity: need for closure moderates the impact of task difficulty on engagement-related myocardial beta-adrenergic activity [PDF]
An experiment assessed the joint effect of dispositional need for closure (NFC) and task difficulty on engagement-related myocardial beta-adrenergic activity.
Baeriswyl, Eric +2 more
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Coronary Artery Spasm, Coronary Reactivity, and Their Psychological Context [PDF]
ABSTRACT Symptomatic individuals suspected of having myocardial ischemia often have no obstructive atherosclerotic narrowing of epicardial coronary arteries. Abnormal coronary vascular reactivity and, in particular, coronary artery vasospasm (CAS) may be an explanation in a subset of these patients.
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