Alexithymia is associated with an augmenter profile, but not only: evidence for anticipation to arousing music.
Scand J Psychol
; 53(5): 375-81, 2012 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-22962856
ABSTRACT
It has been suggested that high alexithymia scorers have an 'augmenter' profile which amplifies their physiological and subjective responses to highly arousing stimuli. The aim of this study was to test this theory using several physiological measures. Participants listened to musical excerpts either in a 'weak-to-strong' or a 'strong-to-weak' order of arousing levels of stimuli. The results show that alexithymia was associated with an augmenter profile for subjective reports for the most arousing stimulus and with stronger skin conductance level responses in the 'strong-to-weak' order. These results partially support the augmenter profile and reveal that alexithymia may be associated with higher anticipation for the most arousing excerpt.
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Assunto principal:
Nível de Alerta
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Estimulação Acústica
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Sintomas Afetivos
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Antecipação Psicológica
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Resposta Galvânica da Pele
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2012
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Article