Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
THE HYPOTHALAMIC-PITUITARY-ADRENOCORTICAL SYSTEM AND EMOTION: CURRENT WISDOM AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS. |
| Authors: |
Gunnar, Megan R., Adam, Emma K. |
| Source: |
Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development. 2012, Vol. 77 Issue 2, p109-119. 11p. |
| Subjects: |
Saliva analysis, Adolescence, Adrenocortical hormones, Child development, Emotions, Genetics, Hyperadrenocorticism, Hypothalamus, Interpersonal relations, Mammals, Pituitary gland, Post-traumatic stress disorder, Psychophysiology, Puberty, Research, Self-management (Psychology), Social support |
| Abstract: |
The article discusses critical issues and current advances in using measures of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) activity, particularly cristol, in developmental studies of emotion. It also discusses advances in assessing stress reactivity of HPA axis, advances in quantifying the cristol stress response, and neuroimaging studies of the HPA axis and emotion. It was concluded that measuring cortisol does not provide a simple read-out of child and adolescent emotional states. |
| Database: |
Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
