Psychological stress and body temperature changes in humans
Abstract
We investigated the possible changes in body temperature, heart frequency, and blood pressure in 22 residents sitting for the yearly exam at the Specialty School of Psychiatry at Pisa University. All subjects were then evaluated 2 or 3 weeks later, in calm situations. In a subgroup, a specific plasmatic diazepam binding inhibitor (BBIA), previously described, was also measured. The results showed that all subjects underwent significant stress-related changes in the parameters studied, which suggest the involvement of different mechanisms in preexam stress.
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The significant increase in HR, BR, and TEMP between the seated and standing tasks for the blindfolded sighted participant group suggests an increase in acute stress levels [63].
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- Authors
- Marazziti, D., Di Muro, A., & Castrogiovanni, P.
- Affiliations
- University of Pisa (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Marazziti, Donatella
- ORCID
- Marazziti, Donatella
- Venue
- Physiology & Behavior
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 1992-08
- Volume
- 52
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 393-395
- ISSN
- 0031-9384 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W1965893914
- Cited by
- 139
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 1.82
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Physiology & Behavior (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Thermoregulation and physiological responses
- Keywords
- psychological stress, body temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, diazepam binding inhibitor, plasma biomarkers, stress response mechanisms
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Blood Pressure, Body Temperature, Female, Heart Rate, Humans, Male, Receptors, GABA-A, Stress, Psychological
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