Tranquillizer effects in an experimental analog of verbal examinations
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- In an experimental analog of verbal examinations, the call-up situation, the effects of two dosages of a tranquillizing agent (lopirazepam) are compared to placebo treatment. 72 male and female, healthy, young volunteers have been randomly assigned to 12 groups of 6 subjects each. Pulse frequency and performance were registered. The results indicated differential drug effects which were interpreted according to the hypotheses of "differential effects of social stressors". If a situation was highly challenging for a subject, the application of aIn an experimental analog of verbal examinations, the call-up situation, the effects of two dosages of a tranquillizing agent (lopirazepam) are compared to placebo treatment. 72 male and female, healthy, young volunteers have been randomly assigned to 12 groups of 6 subjects each. Pulse frequency and performance were registered. The results indicated differential drug effects which were interpreted according to the hypotheses of "differential effects of social stressors". If a situation was highly challenging for a subject, the application of a tranquillizer in an adequately high dosage enabled him to perform well in spite of or because of strong increases in pulse frequency.…
| Autor(en): | Ralf Kohnen, Hans-Peter Krüger |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-41617 |
| Dokumentart: | Artikel / Aufsatz in einer Zeitschrift |
| Institute der Universität: | Philosophische Fakultät III (bis Sept. 2007) / Institut für Psychologie (bis Sept. 2007) |
| Sprache der Veröffentlichung: | Englisch |
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 1982 |
| Originalveröffentlichung / Quelle: | In : International Pharmacopsychiatry (1982) 17, S. 293 - 302. |
| Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
| Freie Schlagwort(e): | Activation; Differential effects of stressors; Examination; Healthy subjects; Social stress; Telemetry; Tranquillizer |
| Datum der Freischaltung: | 01.04.2010 |