Cortisol, prolactin, growth hormone and neurovegetative responses to emotions elicited during an hypnoidal state

摘要: The present study describes the responses of cortisol, prolactin and growth hormone (GH) to emotions elicited during sessions in which an hypnoidal state was induced. purpose provide answers for following questions: 1) Do with emotional content have more hormonal surges than baseline, relaxation-only, sessions? 2) Does induction a fantasy pregnancy nursing elicit response? 3) Are there any associations between different hormones? 4) related intensity, type, or mode expression emotions? For this purpose, thirteen volunteers twelve patients minor difficulties were studied under hypnosis. period observation lasted about three hours. Heart rate (HR), skin conductance (SC) vagal tone (VT) monitored. Serum sampled every 15 minutes. had types sessions— “blank”, consisting relaxation only (12 sessions), “breast feeding”, breast feeding induced sessions) “free associations” subjects encouraged evoke experiences feelings (17 sessions). free (38 Sessions “blank” feeding” sessions. This true cortisol (8/17 v.3/24; p < 0.03), (7/17 v. 3/24; 0.05) GH (9/17 4/24; 0.02). During 55 (volunteers plus patients) 32 18 28 GH. Cortisol negatively correlated (p 0.03). no significant association either prolactin. Visible positively associated 0.05). but not evocations real events 0.01) containing defensive elements 0.01). shock intimidation 0.02) rage 0.04). AUC peaks significantly higher that pool all other (12.4 μmol.min.l−1 7.1 μmol.min.l−1; 0.005). Rage marginally positive (p=0.07). distribution did show emotions. The provides evidence respond psychological stress humans. However, they are regulated differently from one another. appear be alternative forms response specific emotions. depend on intensity emotion, probably as consequence muscular activity. current paradigm stress, implying corticotrophin-releasing (CRH) initial step cascade events, is insufficient account diversity changes observed