title: Assessment of computer game as a psychological stressor.
abstract: To simulate the effects of acute psychological stress, the effects of stressful computer game in young adult subjects were assessed by various physiological, psychological and biochemical parameters. The results showed a significant increase in the physiological and psychological markers of stress. It is concluded from these results that computer game can be used as an acute laboratory psychological stressor for future studies on physiological effects of stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Ratna
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Shveta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khera
authors.forename: Amit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohan
authors.forename: Nidhi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Rooma Basu
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000503:physiopathology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004576:Electromyography; D005260:Female; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*
chemical_list: D006854:Hydrocortisone