Blink Rate as a Function of Induced Muscular Tension and Manifest Anxiety

1966 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Stanley Harris ◽  
Richard I. Thackray ◽  
Richard W. Shoenberger
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Blink Rate ◽  
Muscular Tension ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

The blink rate of 25 Ss was compared under the conditions of 4 min. rest and 4 min. of muscle tension. It was found that blinks distinguished between the two conditions but not between successive minutes of muscle tension. The number of blinks during both periods correlated significantly with paper-and-pencil measures of anxiety. The results are interpreted as supporting Meyer's theory of the interaction of simultaneous responses.

Manifest Anxiety: Unifactorial or Multifactorial Composition?

1965 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 773-780 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walter D. Fenz ◽  
Seymour Epstein
Keyword(s):  
Striated Muscle ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Autonomic Arousal ◽  
Specific Factor ◽  
General Factor ◽  
Personality Variable ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale ◽  
Manifest Anxiety ◽  
Differential Contribution

The study investigates three subscales of manifest anxiety, consisting of symptoms of striated muscle tension, symptoms of autonomic arousal, and feelings of fear and insecurity. There was both a general factor of anxiety and a specific factor associated with striated muscle tension. Further evidence for the specific nature of striated muscle tension was indicated by its positive relationship to feelings of hostility, its failure to relate to a personality variable of inhibition, and the relatively high score obtained by males. It was hypothesized that striated muscle tension is more closely associated with overt activity than autonomic symptoms, which represent a deeper level of inhibition. Discrepant results of studies using the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale may be due to a failure to take into account the differential contribution of items relating to different kinds of anxiety.

Relationship of Induced Muscle Tension to Phenomenon of Brightness Constancy

1970 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 945-946
Author(s):  
Richard E. Cantey ◽  
Joseph G. Phelan
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
California State College ◽  
Brightness Constancy ◽  
Repeated Measures Design ◽  
State College ◽  
Muscular Tension ◽  
Relationship Of

11 male and 11 female college students at California State College, Los Angeles were tested for brightness constancy perception while experiencing induced muscular tension (IMT). One-half S's maximum grip on a standard hand dynomometer was used for induced muscular tension. IMT was expected to increase activation and attention, and facilitate veridicality of perception in the brightness constancy situation. A repeated measures design was used; each S ran through the constancy test twice, once with IMT, once without. A difference score was calculated for each S by substracting the scores obtained with IMT from those obtained without. The t test ( p < .05; t = 2.23) was in the opposite direction from the predicted. IMT heightened activation, but the outcome was facilitation of brightness constancy, not veridicality.

scholarly journals The Effect of Mental Loads on Muscle Tension, Blood Pressure and Blink Rate.

2000 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 135-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koichi Iwanaga ◽  
Sosuke Saito ◽  
Yoshihiro Shimomura ◽  
Hajime Harada ◽  
Tetsuo Katsuura
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Blink Rate

Muscular tension and the human blink rate.

1957 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald C. King ◽  
Kenneth M. Michels
Keyword(s):  
Blink Rate ◽  
Muscular Tension

scholarly journals Voice Therapy in Muscle Tension Dysphonia Cases

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-24
Author(s):  
Smrity Rupa Borah Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Approach ◽  
Laryngopharyngeal Reflux ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Professional Life ◽  
Voice Therapy ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Muscle Tension Dysphonia ◽  
Vocal Polyp ◽  
Muscular Tension ◽  
Post Therapy

ABSTRACT Muscle tension dysphonia (MTD) is a condition where phonation is associated with excessive muscular tension or muscle misuse. It has multifactorial etiologies. It can be a primary or secondary MTD. While it can affect anyone, sufferers usually belong to a particular group. It has very serious impact on sufferer's personal, social and professional life. We are presenting here, our 20 months prospective study done in the department of otorhinolaryngology, Silchar Medical College and Hospital from June 2012 to July 2013. Voice therapy was given to every patient, whether primary or secondary MTD. Pre-therapy vs post-therapy comparisons were made of self-ratings of voice handicap index, auditoryperceptual ratings as well as visual-perceptual evaluations of laryngeal images. Outcome of voice therapy results (Graphs 1 and 2) in such patients were found to be very good. As the disease is multifactorial, treatment approach should be broad-based involving multidisciplinary team. Abbreviations Vocal Cord Nodule (N), Vocal Polyp (P), Laryngopharyngeal Reflux (LPR), Presbylaryngis (PL), Cut Throat injury (CT), Primary Muscle Tension Dysphonia (PMTD), Dysphonia Plica ventricular (DPV). How to cite this article Singh SP, Dutta SRB. Voice Therapy in Muscle Tension Dysphonia Cases. Int J Phonosurg Laryngol 2015;5(1):20-24.

Increased Diagnostic Value of the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale by Use of Response Latency

1967 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albin R. Gilbert
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Response Latency ◽  
Diagnostic Value ◽  
Anxiety Scale ◽  
Verbal Response ◽  
High Anxiety ◽  
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale ◽  
Paper And Pencil ◽  
Social Introversion ◽  
Manifest Anxiety

30 undergraduate students were presented both stimulus items from the Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale and their reversals randomly with a Hunter Cardmaster and Printout counter. High-anxiety and low-anxiety cutoff groups were formed using the 10 highest and 10 lowest MAS scores. Latency-weighted responses ranged from 6 (highest MAS score) to 1 (lowest MAS score). Four anxiety scores on specific dimensions, hysteria, psychasthenia, depression, and social introversion, were selected for study. The latency-weighted scores are felt to be more valid than paper-and-pencil scores because latency-weighting qualifies each verbal response in terms of 1 to 6.

Blink Rate and Muscle Tension

1958 ◽  
Vol 104 (434) ◽  
pp. 123-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Martin
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Blink Rate ◽  
Eye Blink ◽  
Personality Questionnaires ◽  
Forearm Muscle ◽  
Blink Frequency

The present paper will deal with eye blink frequency and its relationship to scores on “personality” questionnaires and to frontalis and right forearm muscle tension measured electromyographically. This analysis forms part of a larger experiment with the main aim of investigating levels of muscle tension in four groups—(i) introverted neurotics, (ii) extraverted neurotics, (iii) extraverted normals and (iv) introverted normals—during relaxation and while responding to a series of questions about neurotic symptoms.

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