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Psychophysiology of blood-injection-injury phobia| old_uid | 13687 |
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| title | Psychophysiology of blood-injection-injury phobia |
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| start_date | 2017/05/18 |
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| schedule | 14h |
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| online | no |
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| summary | In contrast with other types of phobia, like spider or snake phobia, blood phobia is characterised by an increase in sympathetic activity followed by a surge in parasympathetic activity that can eventually lead to fainting. However, recent studies, including those from our laboratory, point to an autonomic imbalance in the reaction to the phobic stimuli, and also possibly to a problem in the central regulation systems descending from the frontal cortex. Taking together all the available data, a coactivation of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems seems to be at the centre of the physiological reaction in this kind of phobia. |
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| responsibles | Coello |
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