Search for dissertations about: "emotional reactions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 100 swedish dissertations containing the words emotional reactions.

2. 1. Emotional Reactions to Music : Prevalence and Contributing Factors

   Author : Simon Liljeström; Patrik N Juslin; Petri Toiviainen; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; music; emotion; personality; survey; experience sampling method; experiment; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : People value music mainly for its abilities to induce emotions. Yet little is known about these experiences. The aim of this thesis was thus to investigate the nature and prevalence of emotional reactions to music, and what factors in the listener, the music, and the situation might contribute to such reactions. READ MORE

4. 2. Psycho-physiological reactions to violent video gaming : Experimental studies of heart rate variability, cortisol, sleep and emotional reactions in teenage boys

   Author : Malena Ivarsson; Lennart Högman; Frank Lindblad; Staffan Janson; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; video gaming; media violence; autonomic nervous system; heart rate variability; HPA axis; cortisol; sleep quality; emotional reactions; desensitization; teenagers; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : Playing violent video games may provoke aggression. Psycho-physiological methods may provide knowledge about the underlying psychological processes. Most previous studies have been performed in laboratory settings at daytime with adults. READ MORE

5. 3. Emotional Empathy, Facial Reactions, and Facial Feedback

   Author : Per Andréasson; Ulf Dimberg; Gunilla Bohlin; Örjan Sundin; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Emotional empathy; facial feedback; facial expression; emotion; empathy; mirror neurons; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The human face has a fascinating capability to express emotions. The facial feedback hypothesis suggests that the human face not only expresses emotions but is also able to send feedback to the brain and modulate the ongoing emotional experience. READ MORE

6. 4. Urban women applying for induced abortion. Studies of epidemiology, attitudes and emotional reactions

   Author : Hanna Söderberg; gynekologisk och prenatal ultraljudsdiagnostik Obstetrisk; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrik; reproduction; sexuality; andrology; Obstetrics; gynaecology; Induced abortion; risk areas; continued pregnancy; socio-demographic differences; reasons for abortion; interview study; selection bias; emotional distress; repeat abortion; ethnic problems; use of an compliance with contraceptives; gynekologi; andrologi; reproduktion; sexualitet;

   Abstract : In Sweden between 32-38,000 women annually elect to terminate pregnancy by means of induced abortion, though their reasons are still not well understood. The purpose of these studies, carried out at the Department of Obstetrics and gynecology and of Community Medicine at University Hospital, Malmö, was to elucidate the incidence of induced abortion in an urban population, with special emphasis on epidemiological and socio-demographic factors, the women's attitude to abortion, and the incidence and severity of post-abortion emotional reactions. READ MORE

7. 5. Rapid Facial Reactions to Emotionally Relevant Stimuli

   Author : Monika Thunberg; Ulf Dimberg; Mats Fredrikson; Georg Stenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Emotion; facial EMG; facial reactions; facial expressions; rapid responses; automatic responses; phobia; social fear; speech anxiety; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The present thesis investigated the relationship between rapid facial muscle reactions and emotionally relevant stimuli. In Study I, it was demonstrated that angry faces elicit increased Corrugator supercilii activity, whereas happy faces elicit increased Zygomaticus major activity, as early as within the first second after stimulus onset. READ MORE