Voluntary control of human heart rate: Effect on reaction to aversive stimulation

Alan D. Sirota; Gary E. Schwartz; David Shapiro

doi:10.1037/h0036561

Voluntary control of human heart rate: Effect on reaction to aversive stimulation

Alan D. Sirota, Gary E. Schwartz, David Shapiro

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In anticipation of receiving painful stimuli, 20 female 21-27 yr old Ss learned to control their heart rate when provided with external feedback and reward for criterion heart rate changes and were instructed to increase or decrease their rate. Voluntary slowing of heart rate led to a relative reduction in the perceived aversiveness of the stimuli, particularly for those Ss who reported experiencing cardiac reactions to fear situations in daily life. It is concluded that biofeedback training for relevant physiological responses may possibly serve as a behavioral strategy for changing anxiety and fear reactions. (18 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	261-267
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Abnormal Psychology
Volume	83
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/h0036561
State	Published - Jun 1974
Externally published	Yes

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voluntary control of heart rate, reaction to aversive stimulation, 21-27 yr old females

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Biological Psychiatry

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