Head-body differentiations in body image and skin resistance level.

1960 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seymour Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Resistance Level

Development of the Meridian-Visualizing System that Superimposes a Bio-signal upon a Body Image

2004 ◽  
Vol 32 (04) ◽  
pp. 631-640
Author(s):  
Dong-Myong Jeong ◽  
Yong-Heum Lee ◽  
Myeong Soo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
The Body ◽  
Acupuncture Points ◽  
Identification System ◽  
Electrode Position ◽  
Excitation Current ◽  
System A ◽  
Dc Excitation ◽  
Single Power

The precise selection and the identification of acupuncture points are essential for the diagnosis and treatment of patients in Oriental medicine. In this study, we have developed a meridian identification system using Single-Power Alternating Current (SPAC), which discriminates between true acupoints and non-acupoints. The SPAC system is not affected by skin resistance or pressure and is more accurate than the existing meridian location system, which uses direct current (DC) excitation current. The accuracy of the meridian location is ensured with the SPAC system because it has the highest sensitivity and the lowest effect on the human body. A microprocessor is used to enhance reliability and increase the accuracy of the SPAC measurements. Current distribution is displayed using an image that overlays the measured skin current on the body image. The positions of the acupoints are then displayed on the body image. This method visualizes the meridian by measuring skin current with an improved electrode using the acupoint discrimination system. A computer display shows the transmitted current as a color related to the electrode position. We demonstrated that by changing the point of measurement on the skin and tracing the electrode on the screen, it is possible to visualize acupoints and meridian phenomena using the color display.

Relationship between skin resistance level and static balance in type II diabetic subjects

2008 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eyyup Gulbandilar ◽  
Ali Cimbiz ◽  
Murat Sari ◽  
Hilmi Ozden
Keyword(s):  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Static Balance ◽  
Type Ii ◽  
Resistance Level

Effect of Exteroceptive Feedback in Controlling Electrodermal Activity in Pre-Conditioned Fears

1975 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
pp. 487-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. McLean ◽  
Loraine G. Milne
Keyword(s):  
Visual Feedback ◽  
Electrodermal Activity ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Visual Display ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Autonomic Responses ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Reversal Design

Ss with a strong fear of snakes were taught to increase and decrease their skin resistance during practice sessions with a continuous visual display. Ss were not aware that they were increasing or decreasing their levels of skin resistance and attempted only to influence the magnitude of the multimeter display, the polarity of which was controlled by the experimenter. The study used a within-subjects reversal design to investigate whether bidirectional control could be acquired over skin resistance level. To investigate whether this acquired control could affect the magnitude of elicited pre-conditioned autonomic responses, a pre- and post-training comparison was made between the GSRs elicited during test sessions in which Ss viewed slides of snakes while attempting to influence their electrodermal activity with the assistance of the visual display. The results suggest that Ss are able to acquire voluntarily bidirectional control of their level of skin resistance with continuous visual feedback and that this control can either depress or facilitate the magnitude of pre-conditioned emotional responses as a function of visual feedback.

scholarly journals Experiment on validity of skin resistance level as an index of arousal level.

Sangyo Igaku ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 257-268
Author(s):  
Kenichi TAKANO ◽  
Akihiko NAGASAKA ◽  
Kenji YOSHINO
Keyword(s):  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Arousal Level ◽  
Resistance Level

Time Estimation during Prolonged Sleep Deprivation and Its Relation to Activation Measures

2003 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 148-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Miró ◽  
M. Carmen Cano ◽  
Lourdes Espinosa-Fernández ◽  
Gualberto Buela-Casal
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Sleep Deprivation ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Time Estimation ◽  
Production Method ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Or Efficiency ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
High Level

This is the first study to analyze variations in time estimation during 60 h of sleep deprivation and the relation between time estimation performance and the activation measures of skin resistance level, body temperature, and Stanford Sleepiness Scale (SSS) scores. Among 30 healthy participants 18 to 24 years of age, for a 10-s interval using the production method, we found a lengthening in time estimations that was modulated by circadian oscillations. No differences in gender were found in the time estimation task during sleep deprivation. The variations in time estimation correlated significantly with body temperature, skin resistance level, and SSS throughout the sleep deprivation period. When body temperature is elevated, indicating a high level of activation, the interval tends to be underestimated, and vice versa. When the skin resistance level or SSS is elevated (low activation), time estimation is lengthened, and vice versa. This lengthening is important because many everyday situations involve duration estimation under moderate to severe sleep loss. Actual or potential applications of this research include transportation systems, emergency response work, sporting activities, and industrial settings in which accuracy in anticipation or coincidence timing is important for safety or efficiency.

Length of History of Schizophrenic Disorder and Anxiety as Defined by Skin Resistance Level

1972 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 223-230
Author(s):  
Herbert A. Marra ◽  
B. J. Fitzgerald
Keyword(s):  
Learning Theory ◽  
Comparison Group ◽  
Skin Resistance ◽  
Schizophrenic Disorder ◽  
Resistance Level ◽  
Relevant Effect ◽  
Schizophrenic Patients ◽  
History Of ◽  
Experimental Group

Level of anxiety as represented in skin resistance levels (SRLs) was measured 5 times throughout the day in 60 hospitalized schizophrenic patients. Ss were classified into 3 groups of varying lengths of history of schizophrenic disorder and further subdivided into groups remaining on tranquilizing medication and groups receiving no medication for 84 hr. prior to testing. The comparison group (medicated) mean SRL differed significantly from that of the experimental group (non-medicated) mean SRL thus demonstrating the relevant effect of removal of the experimental Ss from medication. The experimental Ss tended to show significantly less anxiety (increased SRLs) and more variable levels of anxiety (increased variation in SRL) as a function of increasing chronicity. These findings were interpreted as supporting Mednick's learning theory hypothesis regarding anxiety in schizophrenic disorder.

Validierung einer deutschsprachigen Version des Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire BIAQ

Diagnostica ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 218-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanja Legenbauer ◽  
Silja Vocks ◽  
Sabine Schütt-Strömel
Keyword(s):  
Body Image ◽  
Deutschsprachige Version ◽  
Body Image Avoidance

Zusammenfassung. Ziel dieser Studie ist die Validierung der deutschsprachigen Übersetzung des Body Image Avoidance Questionnaire (BIAQ). Der 19-Item-Fragebogen ist ein Instrument zur Selbstbeurteilung von Verhaltensweisen, die häufig bei Körperbildstörungen auftreten und mit Sorgen hinsichtlich der physischen Erscheinung einhergehen können. Er erfasst insbesondere körperbezogenes Vermeidungs- und Kontrollverhalten. Die deutschsprachige Version des BIAQ wurde an einer Stichprobe von n = 296 Studentinnen (KG) und n = 64 Frauen mit einer Essstörung (EG) überprüft. Die explorative Faktorenanalyse ergab im Gegensatz zur Originalversion die drei Faktoren “Kleidung“, “Soziale Aktivitäten“ und “Essensbezogenes Kontrollverhalten“. Reliabilität und Trennschärfe sind als gut zu beschreiben. Die Skalen stehen in einem inhaltlichen Zusammenhang mit konvergenten Fragebögen zum Körperbild und zur Essstörungssymptomatik. Die Subskalen des BIAQ trennen zuverlässig zwischen EG und KG. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die deutschsprachige Übersetzung und Modifikation des BIAQ ein reliables und valides Instrument zur Beurteilung von körperbildbezogenem Vermeidungsverhalten ist.

The Draw-A-Person Test and Body Image

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan E. Handelzalts ◽  
Yael Ben-Artzy-Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Body Mass ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Diet Group ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Body Image Scale ◽  
Healthy Female

The Draw-A-Person (DAP) test has been the center of a long-lasting debate regarding its validity. This study investigated the DAP indices of height, width (size), and inclusion/omission of details and their relation to body image as measured by a self-report scale (Gray’s body image scale) and manifested by the diet behaviors and body mass index of 55 healthy female students. Although the drawings of the diet group were smaller, there was no significant relationship between figure size and diet behaviors. However, body image as measured by a self-report scale did result in significant differences between groups. Moreover, there was a significant correlation between the size of the figure drawn and body image as measured by a self-report scale (larger figures correlated with better body image). No significant results were found for the omission/inclusion indices of the DAP. These results are discussed in light of previous findings regarding the DAP.

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