Clinical and Methodological Issues in Cardiovascular Psychophysiology [electronic resource] /

Section I Choice of Psychological Stress Test -- 1 Theoretical Bases for Task Selection in Cardiovascular Psychophysiology -- 2 Task Influences on Behaviourally-Elicited Cardiovascular Reactions -- 3 Mental Tasks as Stressors -- 4 The Quantification of Experimental Load: Methodological and Empirical Issues -- 5 The Importance of Cardiovascular Reactivity to Different Types of Stress for the Development of Hypertension -- 6 Mental Stress Testing in the Physician’s Office and in the Field -- Section II Methodology of Stress Test Administration and Analysis -- 7 Selected Topics in the Methodology of Stress Testing: Time Course, Gender and Adaptation -- 8 Adaptation Effects and the Stability of Physiological Responses to Repeated Testing -- 9 The Quantification of Cardiovascular Reactivity in Longitudinal Studies -- 10 The Measurement of Cardiac Reactivity in Clinical Populations -- 11 The Effects of Antihypertensive Medication and its Withdrawal on Psychophysiological Examinations -- 12 Methodology of Studying the Catecholamine Response to Stress -- 13 Phasic Heart Rate and Vagal Reactivity: Methods and Interpretations -- 14 Measurement and Analysis of Fluctuations in Heart Rate and Blood Pressure.

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Main Authors: Steptoe, Andrew. editor., Rüddel, Heinz. editor., Neus, Hermann. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Texto biblioteca
Language:eng
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1985
Subjects:Medicine., Neurosciences., Cardiology., Psychotherapy., Medicine & Public Health.,
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70655-4
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Summary:Section I Choice of Psychological Stress Test -- 1 Theoretical Bases for Task Selection in Cardiovascular Psychophysiology -- 2 Task Influences on Behaviourally-Elicited Cardiovascular Reactions -- 3 Mental Tasks as Stressors -- 4 The Quantification of Experimental Load: Methodological and Empirical Issues -- 5 The Importance of Cardiovascular Reactivity to Different Types of Stress for the Development of Hypertension -- 6 Mental Stress Testing in the Physician’s Office and in the Field -- Section II Methodology of Stress Test Administration and Analysis -- 7 Selected Topics in the Methodology of Stress Testing: Time Course, Gender and Adaptation -- 8 Adaptation Effects and the Stability of Physiological Responses to Repeated Testing -- 9 The Quantification of Cardiovascular Reactivity in Longitudinal Studies -- 10 The Measurement of Cardiac Reactivity in Clinical Populations -- 11 The Effects of Antihypertensive Medication and its Withdrawal on Psychophysiological Examinations -- 12 Methodology of Studying the Catecholamine Response to Stress -- 13 Phasic Heart Rate and Vagal Reactivity: Methods and Interpretations -- 14 Measurement and Analysis of Fluctuations in Heart Rate and Blood Pressure.