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(n=69) (3 points of measurement, Pre, Post 1, Post 2). Results showed effects in various
psychological (e.g. self-efficacy, optimism, life satisfaction, work-related behavior and experience
patterns), as well as in physiological (blood pressure, skin response) and immunological
(Immunglobulin A in saliva)parameters.
5108.2 Life events stressful, coping with stress and locus of control in multiple sclerosis,
Ali-Reza Moradi, Hassan Shoa, Iran
45 MS patients who were matched by sex, age ... with 45 norma subjects participated in this study.
Psychological measures included Life Events Stressful (Paykel etal. 1973), Coping Styles with
Stress Inventory (Andler & parker, 1990) and Locus of Control Scale (Lewinson, 1975). The
results indicated no significant differences in number of stressful events between two groups. But
the results showed a significant difference in the rate of stress between MS patients and normal
subjects. The results also revealed that MS patients emotionally cope with the stress comparing
with other coping strategies.
5108.3 Determining the effect of relaxation guided imagery method on environmental stress in
nurses, Kaghani-zadeh, Masoud Sirati-Nir, Behavioral sciences Research Center, Baghyatollah
Medical Sciences University, Iran
This is a quasi-experimental of clinical trial study that performed to determine the effect of
relaxation guided imagery method on environmental stress in nurses. The subjects were selected
from a hospital in Tehran. Subjects included 26 and 16 nurses for the experimental and control
groups, respectively. The results showed that were no significant relation between environmental
stress and personal characteristics. Significant differences were found between male and female
nurse. Results revealed that environmental stress was decreased after the intervention for the post
phase.
5108.4 The preliminary on the changes of heart rate, T-wave amplitude between the introvers
and the extroverts under different intensities of pain stimuli, Xiu Qiao Shao, Psychology and
behavior research center, Tianjin Normal University, China
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the changes of heart rate, T-wave amplitude between the
introverts and the extroverts when they receive different intensities of pain. 15 introverts and 15
extroverts screened according to the Eysenck Personality Qustionaire and made up of two groups
of subjects. The sense of pain produced of 8mA, 12mA, 16mA electric current. The results of this
experiment show that the different of the two groups’ heart rate is significant under 12mA pain
stimuli. The T-wave amplitude of the two groups is not sensitive to pain stimuli.
5109 ORAL
Health psychology
Chair: Mohd Dahlan A-Malek, UK
5109.1 Sex differences in endocrine responcese to examination stress, Fariba Taleghani 1 ,
Mohammad Khaksari 2 , Hidar Ali Abedi 3 , Hammid Reza Jafari Neveh 4 , 1 school of Nursing
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