Sleep Med Psychophysiol.  2000 Dec;7(2):109-114.

Psychophysiologic Response by Imagination and Talking about Anger-Provoked Event in Hwa-byung: Cardiovascular Response

• Chun SK
• Shin JH
• Hwang IK

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
This study was performed to examine the characteristic cardiovascular response patterns associated with the imagination and discussion of anger-provoked events in patients with hwa-byung.
METHODS
Forty-three female patients with hwa-byung were evaluated with the Korean version of the State-Trait Anger Expression Inventory, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory. Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety, Beck Depression Inventory, and Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression just before the task. Subjective Units of Distress (SUDS) and Vividness of the event (VIVID) during the imagination and discussion of the event were evaluated immediately after tasks. Blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) during baseline, rest, and tasks were also evaluated.
RESULTS
Both startle and recovery responses of BP, startle response of HR, SUDS, and VIVID in discussion task were significantly larger than in the imagination task.
CONCLUSION
Results suggest that it is undesirable for the patients to excessively and repeatedly recall and talk about the anger events.

Keyword

Hwayung; Anger; Imagination; Talk; Cardiovascular; Response

MeSH Terms

Anger
Anxiety
Blood Pressure
Depression
Female
Heart Rate
Humans
Imagination*