TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Autonomic arousal and emotion in victims of interpersonal violence: shame proneness but not anxiety predicts vagal tone
JO  - Journal of trauma and dissociation
A1  - Freed, Steven
A1  - D'Andrea, Wendy
SP  - 367
EP  - 383
VL  - 16
IS  - 4
N2  - The redefinition of PTSD in the DSM-5 has highlighted a range of post-traumatic affects beyond fear and anxiety. For survivors of interpersonal violence, shame has been shown to be an important contributor of self-reported symptomatology. While biological models of PTSD emphasize physiological arousal secondary to fear and anxiety, evidence suggests shame might be related to increased arousal as well. This study tested the contributions of anxiety, fear, and shame to autonomic arousal in a sample of female victims (N = 27) of interpersonal violence with PTSD. Shame proneness was the only significant correlate of autonomic arousal during a trauma-reminder paradigm. These findings indicate that shame corresponds to important indicators of changes to the autonomic nervous system, which have previously been assumed to be fear-related.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1529-9732
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15299732.2015.1004771
ID  - ref1
ER  -