| Emotions and skin (II)-the conditioning of scratch responses in cases of lichen simplex. | |
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PMID: 1156555 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Lichen simplex is generally regarded as a condition initiated and perpetuated by scratching and emotional tension. It was felt that the scratching might partly be a conditional response to itching and other signals, and that feelings of guilt, anxiety and hostility would be prominent features in these patients. Conditioning experiments designed to establish scratch responses to an itch stimulus (UCS) and a tone (CS) showed that lichen simplex patients conditioned more readily and extinguished more slowly than controls. These finding were more marked when the itch stimulus was applied to affected as compared with normal skin. It was not possible to distinguish differences in the psychological tests between patients and controls. The possible significance of these findings is discussed. |
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Authors:
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I M Roberston; J M Jordan; F A Whitlock |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The British journal of dermatology Volume: 92 ISSN: 0007-0963 ISO Abbreviation: Br. J. Dermatol. Publication Date: 1975 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1975-12-04 Completed Date: 1975-12-04 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0004041 Medline TA: Br J Dermatol Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 407-12 Citation Subset: IM |
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Adolescent Adult Aged Conditioning, Classical* Extinction, Psychological Female Humans Male Middle Aged Personality Inventory Pruritus* Psychophysiologic Disorders / physiopathology Skin Diseases / etiology*, physiopathology Stress, Psychological |
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