A deficit in the processing of the emotion (alexithymia) could lead to a dysregulation of the autononomic nervous system (ANS) and could explain the known relationship between alexithymia and cardiovascular disorders. Two different models have been suggested to explain this correlation: hypoarousal and the hyperarousal model. Neumann (2004) supported an integrative model: hypoactivation of the ANS as a reaction to emotional situations and a hyperactivation during recovery time. Our findings indicate that alexithymics present higher levels of blood pressure in all conditions: (baseline, Emotional, physiological recovery), supporting the hyperarousal model.
Alexithymia: effects on Blood Pressure and on Heart Rate / Mingarelli, Alessandro; Casagrande, Maria; Muggianu, A; DI NINO, R; Benevento, M; Germano', Giuseppe Italo Walter; Bertini, Mario. - In: HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE & CARDIOVASCULAR PREVENTION. - ISSN 1120-9879. - STAMPA. - 17(3):(2010), pp. 176-176.
Alexithymia: effects on Blood Pressure and on Heart Rate
MINGARELLI, alessandro;CASAGRANDE, Maria;GERMANO', Giuseppe Italo Walter;BERTINI, Mario
2010
Abstract
A deficit in the processing of the emotion (alexithymia) could lead to a dysregulation of the autononomic nervous system (ANS) and could explain the known relationship between alexithymia and cardiovascular disorders. Two different models have been suggested to explain this correlation: hypoarousal and the hyperarousal model. Neumann (2004) supported an integrative model: hypoactivation of the ANS as a reaction to emotional situations and a hyperactivation during recovery time. Our findings indicate that alexithymics present higher levels of blood pressure in all conditions: (baseline, Emotional, physiological recovery), supporting the hyperarousal model.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
