Prolonged anxiety on habituation of the cold shock response

Massey, Heather C., Corbett, Jo, Wagstaff, Christopher, Tipton, Michael and Barwood, Martin (2015) Prolonged anxiety on habituation of the cold shock response. Extreme Physiology & Medicine, 4 (S1). A131. ISSN 2046-7648

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2046-7648-4-S1-A131

Abstract

Variation in the cold shock response (CSR) can be explained by physiological factors, habituation; and possibly "psychological" influences. Acute anxiety on cold-water immersion (CWI) increases the magnitude of the CSR in unhabituated volunteers and eliminates the reduction in the response seen after habituation. Recently it was demonstrated that habituation of the CSR includes a significant perceptual component. When the threat of CWI scenario was reduced, anxiety associated with being immersed was also reduced. In contrast, prolonged anxiety during repeat CWIs may prevent habituation. Therefore, it was hypothesized that prolonged anxiety reduces the extent of CSR habituation.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: C600 Sports Science
C800 Psychology
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation
Depositing User: Becky Skoyles
Date Deposited: 05 Jan 2017 13:43
Last Modified: 01 Aug 2021 05:05
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/28992

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