Anxiety, type A personality and endocrine responses to surgery.
Twenty-seven patients underwent major abdominal surgery. Trait Anxiety and Type A personality were measured pre-operatively, and plasma cortisol, adrenaline and noradrenaline were measured pre-, per- and post-operatively. Anxiety correlated positively with noradrenaline but negatively with cortisol and adrenaline. Type A also showed opposite correlations with adrenaline and noradrenaline.
Salmon
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P
Department of Psychology, University College London, UK.
Pearce
S
S
Smith
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Manyande
A
A
Heys
A
A
Peters
N
N
Rashid
J
J
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001007:Anxiety / Q000097:blood*; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology*; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000097:blood*; D010556:Personality Tests; D014434:Type A Personality
D006854:Hydrocortisone; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine