Reflections on the interaction of psychogenic stress systems in humans: The stress coherence/compensation model

Andrews, Julie; Ali, Nida; Pruessner, Jens C.

doi:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2013.02.010

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“…Current knowledge on stress maintains that stress is primarily a perceived phenomenon [3,31]. Therefore, subjective evaluation is pertinent to ascertain a stress response.…”

Section: Validation Of the Stress Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Second, most of the aforementioned studies recorded autonomic variables as stress indices but did not measure individuals' perception of stress. Therefore, there is no certainty that all the participants were under stress according to the current definition [3,31].…”

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confidence: 97%

“…The current accepted view of stress maintains that not all conditions that trigger physiological response are stressful/threatening, and that stress is a cognitive perception of uncontrollability and/or unpredictability that is expressed in a physiological and behavioral response [31]. Hence, the evaluation of stress should consider not only the physiological aspects manifested by the response of the hypothalamic pituitary adrenocortical (HPA) axis and the sympathetic adrenomedullary system (SAM) [18,24,31], but also, and especially, the cognitive perception of stress [3].…”

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Acute psychosocial stress reduces pain modulation capabilities in healthy men

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Pruessner

Defrin

2014

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Anecdotes on the ability of individuals to continue to function under stressful conditions despite injuries causing excruciating pain suggest that acute stress may induce analgesia. However, studies exploring the effect of acute experimental stress on pain perception show inconsistent results, possibly due to methodological differences. Our aim was to systematically study the effect of acute stress on pain perception using static and dynamic, state-of-the-art pain measurements. Participants were 29 healthy men who underwent the measurement of heat-pain threshold, heat-pain intolerance, temporal summation of pain, and conditioned pain modulation (CPM). Testing was conducted before and during exposure to the Montreal Imaging Stress Task (MIST), inducing acute psychosocial stress. Stress levels were evaluated using perceived ratings of stress and anxiety, autonomic variables, and salivary cortisol. The MIST induced a significant stress reaction. Although pain threshold and pain intolerance were unaffected by stress, an increase in temporal summation of pain and a decrease in CPM were observed. These changes were significantly more robust among individuals with stronger reaction to stress ("high responders"), with a significant correlation between the perception of stress and the performance in the pain measurements. We conclude that acute psychosocial stress seems not to affect the sensitivity to pain, however, it significantly reduces the ability to modulate pain in a dose-response manner. Considering the diverse effects of stress in this and other studies, it appears that the type of stress and the magnitude of its appraisal determine its interactions with the pain system.

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“…Current knowledge on stress maintains that stress is primarily a perceived phenomenon [3,31]. Therefore, subjective evaluation is pertinent to ascertain a stress response.…”

Section: Validation Of the Stress Responsementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…However, during early abstinence, the stress systems undergo dynamic adaptations until AD patients are fully recovered. An association between the duration of abstinence and the cortisol response to stress has recently shown by Starcke et al (2013), and it is reasonable to hypothesize such dynamic processes for the NA system as well (Andrews et al 2013). Thus, differences between AD patients with and without a history of CM may become visible after a longer duration of abstinence.…”

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Stress-related salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) activity in alcohol dependent patients with and without a history of childhood maltreatment

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“…This finding is against the assumption, as one would have expected a positive association between perceived stress and SCR. The negative effect found could be interpreted with reference to the complex interactions between the central nervous system together with the autonomic nervous system and the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis, all included in stress responses (Andrews et al 2013). Because of such complex physiological interactions, as well as assessment and methodological issues and possible mediating factors, interindividual differences, and contextual factors, associations between physiological and psychological stress responses may vary (Campbell and Ehlert 2012;Michaud et al 2008).…”

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A mixed-methods study of physiological reactivity to domain-specific problem solving: methodological perspectives for process-accompanying research in VET

Kärner

2017

Empirical Res Voc Ed Train

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Background:The study aims to investigate stress-inducing potentials of problemsolving activities (e.g., goal elaboration, decision making, and information seeking) within an authentic problem-solving task from the business administration domain. Furthermore, the study aims to investigate stress-reducing potentials of personal characteristics (e.g., self-efficacy beliefs, vocational experience). Methods:A mixed-methods design was chosen to investigate in-depth processes during domain-specific problem solving, using a computer-based office simulation. Personal characteristics were assessed by questionnaires and tests before the task. Cardiovascular and electrodermal reactivity were measured continuously during the task. Problem-solving activities were coded on the basis of screencasts and think-aloud recordings. Changes in physiological reactivity were estimated on the basis of problemsolving activities and personal characteristics via multilevel regression analyses. Results:The problem-solving task in general was associated with stress reactions. There were no significant main effects of self-efficacy beliefs, vocational experience, and general intelligence. However, changes in heart rate depended on an interaction between vocational experience and activities including goal elaboration and definition. Furthermore, problem-solving activities including decision making were significantly associated with an increase of amplitudes of detected skin conductance responses. A negative correlation found between the problem-solving score and the LF/HF ratio indicates that higher physiological arousal during the problem-solving task was accompanied by lower problem-solving performance.

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Reflections on the interaction of psychogenic stress systems in humans: The stress coherence/compensation model

Cited by 71 publications

References 141 publications

Acute psychosocial stress reduces pain modulation capabilities in healthy men

Acute psychosocial stress reduces pain modulation capabilities in healthy men

Stress-related salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) activity in alcohol dependent patients with and without a history of childhood maltreatment

A mixed-methods study of physiological reactivity to domain-specific problem solving: methodological perspectives for process-accompanying research in VET

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