EMOTION

Author: PALOMERA MARTÍN RAQUEL.
Year: 2004.
University: NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA [www.uned.es].
Place of defense: PSICOLOGÍA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE PSICOLOGÍA.

Summary: This work was conducted with a sample of college and high school cantabria. Through the questionnaire TMMS-24, which evaluates the meta-conocimiento of people about their care, emotional clarity and repair, (Salovey et al, 1995; Fernández-Berrocal et al, 1998) measured the perceived emotional intelligence of the people within the framework of the model of emotional intelligence skill (Salovey and Mayer, 1990). Wanted validating the construct of emotional intelligence through its discriminant validity with the personality (EPQ-RV, Eysenck and Eysenck, 1985), and fluid intelligence (g) (Krowrousky and Rennes 1987). In turn, explores the relationship between emotional intelligence as a criterion for success is the satisfaction of people perceived family. It also explores the relationship between this and construct the social climate in families, as well as searching for differences in terms of gender, and socio-economic context edd. The results indicate a discriminant validity of emotional intelligence over other neighboring constructs as personality and intelligence fluid. There are also relationships between emotional intelligence and family satisfaction, as well as the social climate in the family. However to check the validity of this incrementally construct controlling personality and intelligence fluid on the results, we note that the effect of emotional intelligence is mostly indirect, the only remaining significant relationship between emotional clarity, family satisfaction and autonomy family. Differences in results in terms of gender are confirmed. In addition, women cater to the emotions more than men, as well as older age groups with regard to minors, with differences signiticativas between the two groups. Also, people who live in more disadvantaged socioeconomic environments, show less able to meet and understand the emotions that those who live in environments more facorecidos. In the prediction of emotional intelligence, we note that gender is the most powerful factor in predicting emotional care, while the other two factors, personality explains most. The male shows the family environment becomes more prominent role in the female while the socio-economic context seems essential. In all these cases, the personality is a critical variable. Limitations on volume of the heterogeneity of the sample and for the use of questionnaires and their overlap with methodological personality is necasario take them into account. Future lines of work in the field of development of emotional intelligence are proposed.

Author: COSTA FERRER RAQUEL.
Year: 2004.
University: VALENCIA [www.uv.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAT DE PSICOLOGIA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAT DE PSICOLOGIA.

Summary: INTRODUCTION. This study is part of research on the social stress and competitive laboratory in women. The existing research so far has been conducted mainly in men, framed on the assumption biosocial status Mazur (1985), however the results are inconsistent, and the majority have found the presence of variable modulating the most important hormonal response the result itself, as the level of experience and record of successes / failures (Salvador et al., 1987), the sports category (Salvador et al. 1990), powers and satisfaction (González-Bono et al., 2000 ), or even mood (Booth et al., 1989). Studies in women are scarce (Mazur et al., 1997; Bateup et al., 2002; Kivlighan et al., 2005), and none supports the existence of a response psicobiológica depending on the outcome. OBJECTIVES. This research has three goals: The first and foremost objective has been to analyze psicobiológica response to competitive stress in women, evaluating the effect on the outcome (win vs. lose) on the hormonal response, cardiovascular and emotional. The second was to analyze the role of perceived self-efficacy in psicobiológica response to the competition. The third was to explore the potential role of sex roles in the feature and psychological variables in the response to the competition psicobiológica MATERIALS AND METHODS. To do this, measure Testosterone (T), cortisol (C), frequency (CF) Heart, Blood Pressure (BP), emotional changes (in mood and anxiety state), powers and questions to assess the task, forty young women (18-28 years) and healthy before, during and after a competitive task pen and paper. Additionally evaluate variables psychological trait. RESULTS. With regard to the effect on the outcome, the results indicated that female winners showed that the largest increases losers during the task, cardiovascular variables (CVs). Only the winners in addition there was an increase in the T and in a positive mood after the task. We did not find any response from the Ca competition. In addition, the winners they were much more efficient and less frustrated and more attributed to luck and had better execution that the losers. With regard to the perceived self-efficacy, the results indicated that the group of high perceived self-efficacy and answers showed higher levels of T, the greater response from the PA, more positive mood and performance. Besides the task perceived as less stressful and frustrating that the group of low self-efficacy. Finally the results of exploratory sexual roles indicated that women classified as' male 'had higher scores on the scale of impatience pattern of conduct tipo-A, the' female 'on trait anxiety,' andróginas' scores showed more high in dominance and submission minor, as well as higher levels of C, systolic blood pressure and mean arterial pressure, the group finally 'indiferenciadas' showed greater T. Discussion and Conclusions. The results indicate that, at least in laboratory stressors competitive, there is a pattern of biological and psychological response that depends on the outcome (victory vs. defeat) in women, not found earlier and that prodría explained from an evolutionary perspective, reviewing models 'hypothesis biosocial status' Mazur (1985) and' protection and attachment 'Taylor et al. (2000). The winners have shown a pattern of response that corresponds to a response of active coping and activation beta-adrenérgica, which is consistent with a perception of stress as a challenge and submitting responses esfu 8 erzo. The 5d7 s losers have shown a pattern of response does not fit into the perception of the situation as aversive. Consideration of the perceived self-efficacy reveals differences in the response psicobiológica well as in implementation. Our results confirm the role of the modulator situational perceived self-efficacy, suggesting that is a good indicator and predictor of future behavior of the subject, at least in women in competitive situations. Finally, the exploratory analysis of the role of sex roles suggests that it may be important to consider both the characteristics assessed by self-reports as to the physiological response to stress competitive, it should be considered in future research for a better understanding of the psychobiological response to stress.

Author: SERRANO ROSA MIGUEL ANGEL.
Year: 2005.
University: VALENCIA [www.uv.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAT DE PSICOLOGIA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAT DE PSICOLOGIA.

Summary: INTRODUCTION. Work-related stress is a phenomenon that affects a large percentage of workers in the industrialized world, and that carries a cost staff, psychosocial and economic very important. The interdisciplinary approach is trying to elucidate the relationship between psychosocial background at work and the consequences psychotherapy, focusing primarily on cardiovascular disease, but increasingly also taking into account other factors such as biological endocrine and immune. In this line, is investigating the burnout syndrome, considered by some writers a step further after stress. OBJECTIVE. The main objective of this study was to analyze the extent of work-related stress and burnout in a sample of teachers, taking into account the potential sources of stress responsible, as well as the impact that it can have on the subject. MATERIALS AND METHODS. It has used a methodology longitudinal (2 assessments for a school year), measuring indicators psychobiological stress for 2 workdays in a sample of 49 teachers. RESULTS and CONCLUSIONS. Teachers in the sample do not have a situation of tension pathological labor, but there is a greater perception of pressure at the end of the course, along with an increase in labor tensions. Considering the extent and evolution of labor tension has identified differences in sources of stress (relationships and climate), satisfaction, physical discomfort and cortisol morning. However, there has been no significant differences in the endocrine response (cortisol and testosterone) or in the cardiovascular response (Frequency Heart and Blood Pressure) over the day. Yes it is a lower perception of stress during the workday in subjects who score low voltage work. On the other hand, evolution and the degree of burnout affecting testosterone levels during the workday, as well as heart rate and blood pressure, with higher values subjects who show high burnout, compared to those with low burnout. Lastly, have found some gender differences in the way of experiencing work-related stress, specifically in heart rate, showing men a higher reactivity to stress that women daily.

Author: LIAÑO LAGUARDA VICTOR MANUEL.
Year: 2005.
University: VALENCIA [www.uv.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAT DE PSICOLOGIA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAT DE PSICOLOGIA.

Summary: The Virtual Reality (RSV) provides users an area that presents many of the features of physical space and the person who serves as a framework within which placed itself and the experience of putting it. RV users report that using this type of technology come to be present in artificial environments that proposes the computer, similar to how they feel in real environments. This experience has been called meaning or sense of presence (in English sense of presence). Research in this area has not yet been able to provide a single definition or a frame of reference for the concept of "presence". The present work seeks to obtain a greater understanding of how they relate to the sense of presence and emotions. It is possible that a way to maximize the presence experienced in virtual environments is intensifying emotions felt in them, or maybe to maximize the emotions experienced in a virtual environment (joy, sadness, anxiety, etc.). Necessary to manipulate the sense Presence. Both possibilities could have enormous implications for learning and the experiences of users of the Virtual Reality technology. To explore these relationships are designed scenarios virtual able to induce different emotions: joy, sadness, anxiety and relaxation. The design of these scenarios have been integrated virtual various elements (pictures, music, movies, phrases auto-referentes) selected for their ability to provoke emotions selected. In addition, different procedures were used immersion and interaction with the environment. The results obtained in this study indicate that the virtual environments that were able to induce emotions in users, also raised the presence of higher levels, showing that the feeling of presence in synthetic environments not only depends on the level of immersion and interaction it provides users, but also what it is significant to the person the contents of the experiences in these environments. This paper discusses the implications of these results for the implementation of the RV to the field of Clinical Psychology.

Author: MATA MARTÍN JOSÉ LUÍS.
Year: 2005.
University: GRANADA [www.ugr.es].
Place of defense: MECANISMOS ATENCIONALES.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE PSICOLOGÍA.

Summary: The reflexes are defined as involuntary responses to a stimulus. However, various researches in the context of defensive reflexes and guidance have shown that this response changes depending on variables, both contextual (eg presentation of stimuli with a different emotional content) and internal (eg state of deprivation of participants). In this context we have begun studying a variety of mechanisms that affect these reflexes. The overall objective of this research work has been known psychophysiological mechanisms involved in modulacíón these reflexes. To develop this goal we conducted four studies in which we follow the methodology on the study of Response Heart of Defense, the Reflection engine Sobresalto and Reflection Guidance proposal by teachers Jaime Vila (2003) Peter J. Lang (1995) and Arne Ãhman (1997). He also recorded the varibilidad cardiac tonic and fásica, and record different subjective measures. The results of this study show the existence of contextual (time interval inter-estímulos, atencionales and motor tasks and emotional images) and internal (gender and heart variability) affecting habituation cessation of response cardiac defense and modulate the pattern Heart defense and guidance.

Author: REDONDO DELGADO MARTA MARÍA.
Year: 2005.
University: COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID [www.ucm.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE PSICOLOGÍA.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE PSICOLOGÍA.

Summary: In this Doctoral Thesis explores the field of negative emotions (depression, anxiety and anger) in patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The first part has been revised general aspects of RA, pain and the relationship between negative emotions and the main symptoms of the disease, pain and disability, before an empirical study, divided into three phases. The first two samples were taken, one of RA patients and another general population without pain, to explore the main differences between the two in the triad of negative emotionality. In a second phase have been explored elaciones between symptoms of pain and disability of RA and negative emotions, first through analysis correlacionales, then in order to deepen the study of the two-way relationship that exists, as the literature suggests, between these two groups of variables, this analysis using multiple linear regression. In the last phase has been studied the role of the time evolution of RA in changes both in the levels of negative emotionality, as in the very disease symptoms (pain and disability). The results reveal the existence of a pattern of negative emotionality typical of people with RA compared to the general population without pain, characterized by significantly higher responses in the three studied emotions. There are also positive and significant correlation between these emotions and symptoms of pain and disability. With regard to the relationship bidireccionalidad between negative emotions and symptoms of pain and disability, the data suggest that only occurs in the case of depression. Finally, the time evolution of the disease seems to explain increases in pain and disability but does not explain variations in any way negative emotionality. Data presented represent a major advance in research on this field, and hope they can better guide intervention in this disease.

Author: JODAR ANCHIA RAFAEL.
Year: 2006.
University: PONTIFICIA COMILLAS [www.upcomillas.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y SOCIALES.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS HUMANAS Y SOCIALES.

Summary: Although the private and subjective reality is the essential characteristic of consciousness, it is not always picked up by the most common definitions. The functional aspects of consciousness (access to information, and capacity for reflection) tend to be the central elements of some definitions, whereas the subjective experience itself is the main aspect collection in others. We believe that these aspects are interrelated, consistent with a progressive vision of consciousness, so that to the extent that it increases the awareness of certain information, it is likely that there will be a transition from mere access to reflection. We review the various methodologies used in experimental learning, memory and unconscious perception, which in turn give rise to various indices or indicators of consciousness. We hold that it is possible to establish a connection between each of the indicators with the different aspects of consciousness (experience, access and reflection). The main aim of the thesis is then study the relationship between different aspects of consciousness, through the behavior of various indicators in two tasks implicit learning: learning and learning sequences of artificial grammars. Moreover, given the paucity of research addressing the effect of mood in the prosecution without consciousness, we seek to explore the behavior of various indicators depending on the mood previously led. In addition, advocating the importance of regulating emotional variables in moderating effect of mood on the consciousness of learning. The results of this research shows consistent with the vision of progressive consciousness proposal, coexisting in any case thought to access. As for the effect of mood, the mood appears not so much related to the improvement of certain indicators of learning, as with the increased level of awareness in learning. The results also show that the variables of emotional regulation play an important role in moderating the effects of mood.