Key result
A word-association test depressed ongoing physiological stress responses to a cold-pressor test, while the stress influenced the nature and reaction times of the associations.
Why the study?
Does a word association test modify autonomically mediated physiological responses to a cold pressor test in male subjects?
Population
3 male subjects
Comparison
Combination of cold-pressor test and… vs Cold-pressor test alone, word-association test…
Follow-up
120 consecutive days
Authors
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Cognitive tasks may attenuate autonomic stress responses; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before any clinical consideration.
Does a word association test modify autonomically mediated physiological responses to a cold pressor test in male subjects?
Cognitive tasks such as word association can depress autonomically mediated physiological responses to physical stress like the cold pressor test.
Mefferd et al. (1965) studied this question. Word association test vs. Cold-pressor test alone was evaluated on Physiological measures (BSR, GSR, EKG, and skin temperatures). A word-association test depressed ongoing physiological stress responses to a cold-pressor test, while the stress influenced the nature and reaction times of the associations.
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