El índice de sudoración palmar: un procedimiento de evaluación de la reactividad autónoma en el estudio del estrés inducido experimentalmente

• Beatriz Ortiz Soria ^[1] ; Jordi Fernández Castro ^[2] ; Francisco Martínez-Sánchez ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Murcia

     Universidad de Murcia

     Murcia, España

     
  2. [2] Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

     Barcelona, España

     
• Localización: Ansiedad y estrés, ISSN 1134-7937, Vol. 4, Nº 2-3, 1998 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Reactividad fisiológica del estrés), ISBN 84-922464-4-8, págs. 227-238
• Idioma: español
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  • Palmar sweat index: a sensitive indicators of autonomic reactivity in experimentally induced stress
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  • español

    Este trabajo estudia la influencia de la activación sobre el número de glándulas sudoríparas activas durante una tarea de estrés inducido experimentalmente en laboratorio, con el objeto de valorar la aplicabilidad de esta técnica en el ámbito del estudio del estrés, así como para determinar la sensibilidad del Índice de Sudoración Palmar (PSI) como medida de activación. El experimento constaba de seis fases: I-adaptación, IIrelajación, III-estrés (tarea aritmética), IVrelajación, V-estrés (visionado de un vídeo estresante), y VI-relajación. Los resultados mostraron que el ISP se incrementó significativamente desde las fases de relajación a las de estrés, y disminuía al cesar éste. Se concluye afirmando que el PSI es una medida objetiva y útil para evaluar la reactividad fisiológica autónoma. Además, la evaluación del número de glándulas sudoríparas activas puede ser una medida útil en situaciones en las que no sea posible la utilización de registros poligráficos de la actividad electrodermal.

  • English

    This study investigated the influence of activation on the number of active sweat glands during a stressful laboratory situation, carried out to demonstrate the applicability of this technique in field research and laboratory, and to determine whether or not the Palmar Sweat Index (PSI) is a sensitive stress-induced activation measure. The experiment involved six phases: I-adaptation, IIrelaxation, III-stress (mental arithmetic), IVrelaxation, V-stress (watching a distressing film), and VI-relaxation; during all periods, except stress phases, subjects were told to relax. PSI increased significantly from relaxation to stress, and decreased after its cessation. We conclude that the measurement of the PSI is sufficiently objective and that the variable in question is a very sensitive indicator of autonomic reactivity. In addition, the number of open glands may be a useful measure related to electrodermal response frequency when polygraph measurement it unavailable.

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