Tranquillizer effects in an experimental analog of group psychotherapy
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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): | Hans-Peter Krüger, Ralf Kohnen |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-41316 |
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. 303 - 313. |
Allgemeine fachliche Zuordnung (DDC-Klassifikation): | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Freie Schlagwort(e): | Anxiolysis; Differential effects of stressors; Group dynamics; Healthy subjects; Social stress situations; Telemetry Activation; Tranquillizer |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 29.04.2010 |