Prolonged cardiac activation, stressful events and worry in daily life.
Pieper, S.
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Pieper, S. (2008, November 27). Prolonged cardiac activation, stressful events and worry in daily life. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/1887/13285
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Prolonged Cardiac Activation,
Stressful Events and Worry in Daily Life
© Suzanne Pieper
ISBN: 978-90-8891-071-5
Cover: 'fight – flight' by Els Tjong Joe Wai, 2007
The research reported in this thesis was funded by the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research-Medical Sciences (NOW-MW).
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Prolonged cardiac activation, stressful events and worry in daily life
PROEFSCHRIFT
ter verkrijging van
de graad van Doctor aan de Universiteit Leiden, op gezag van Rector Magnificus prof.mr. P.F. van der Heijden,
volgens besluit van het College voor Promoties te verdedigen op donderdag 27 november 2008
klokke 13.45 uur door
Suzanne Pieper
geboren te Paramaribo, Suriname in 1977
Promotiecommissie
Promotor Prof. Dr. C.M.J.G Maes
Copromotor Dr. J.F. Brosschot
Referent Prof. Dr. L.J.P. van Doornen (Universiteit Utrecht)
Overige leden Prof. Dr. J.F. Thayer (Ohio State University) Dr. S.A.E. Geurts (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen) Dr. M.P. van der Doef
Prof. Dr. A.J.W. van der Does
In every life we have some trouble, but when you worry you make it double.
Bobby McFerrin (1988)
CONTENTS
Chapter 1: General Introduction... 9
Chapter 2: Prolonged Stress-Related Cardiovascular Activation: Is There Any?... 17
Chapter 3: Expanding Stress Theory: Prolonged Activation and Perseverative Cognition... 41
Chapter 4: Cardiac Effects of Momentary Assessed Worry Episodes and Stressful Events... 53
Chapter 5: Prolonged Cardiac Effects of Momentary Assessed Stressful Events and Worry Episodes... 79
Chapter 6: Daytime Stress, Worry and Negative Emotional Traits and Cardiac Activation during Sleep... 113
Chapter 7: General Discussion... 153
Samenvatting... 173
Dankwoord... 179
Curriculum Vitae... 183
