Abstract
Stress modifies numerous physiological variables, such as salivary secretion. The relation between salivary constituents, biophysical variables and personality traits defined by the Cattell's anxiety scale was studied. The main result was, that in the absence of stress, no statistically significant differences are to be found between the three groups defined on the Cattell scale.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anxiety / physiopathology*
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Anxiety / psychology
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Cattell Personality Factor Questionnaire
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Double-Blind Method
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Female
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Humans
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Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
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Male
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Manifest Anxiety Scale
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Parotid Gland / metabolism*
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Parotid Gland / physiology
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Saliva / chemistry*
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Saliva / enzymology
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Secretory Rate
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Stress, Psychological / physiopathology*
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Submandibular Gland / metabolism*
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Submandibular Gland / physiology