Mental Health & Neurology
Medical Treatment & Drug Development
Post-Doctoral Fellowships
United Kingdom
Blunted physiological reactions to acute psychological stress: A novel marker of risky behaviour, addiction, and poor health?
Dr Ginty investigates the biological responses (cardiovascular and cortisol systems) to psychological stress in a sample of students in their final year of high school and following them through their first year of university to see if extreme responses are a biological marker of risky behavior, dependencies, and poor health and in which way. Indeed, previous research has shown that low reactions to acute psychological stress were related to dependencies (e.g. alcohol addiction, smoking) and maladaptive health behaviours (e.g. depression, bulimia).
The Stressful Life of Students
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Annie
GINTY
Institution
University of Birmingham
Country
United Kingdom
Nationality
Irish
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