Physiological and psychological assessment of the hyper arousal utilizing a card sorting task

Author

Yamazaki, Kiyoyuki ; Suzuki, Tatsuhiko ; Hayasaka, Yoshiaki ; Nagashima, Keiko ; Okamoto, Katsuro ; Ikeda, Kenji

Author_Institution

Dept. of Bio-Med. Eng., Tokai Univ., Kanagawa, Japan

Volume

2

fYear

1999

fDate

36495

Firstpage

1143

Abstract

In order to assess psychophysiological state of the hyper arousal, pulse transit time during a mental task was analyzed using the ECG R-wave finger plethysmogram onset asynchrony (RPA) measurement. As the mental task, the authors used the Wisconsin card sorting test (WCST). In the test, the following two kinds of condition were used: (1) a toy balloon burst setting with time limit, and (2) a narrated Japanese novel comprehension test. Under experimental conditions, measured RPAs were shorter than these in control conditions. It is suggested that the RPA is a possible tool for the assessment of hyper arousal through the autonomic responses

Keywords

electrocardiography; plethysmography; psychology; ECG R-wave finger plethysmogram onset asynchrony measurement; Wisconsin card sorting test; autonomic responses; hyperarousal; mental task; narrated Japanese novel comprehension test; physiological assessment; psychological assessment; pulse transit time; toy balloon burst; Electrocardiography; Facsimile; Fingers; Frequency measurement; Problem-solving; Psychology; Pulse measurements; Sorting; Testing; Time measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

TENCON 99. Proceedings of the IEEE Region 10 Conference

Conference_Location

Cheju Island

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5739-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TENCON.1999.818627

Filename

818627