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The Effect Of Blood Pressure On Emotions And Pain

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Did you know that blood pressure could be affected by emotions and pain? According to the Standard Lab Manual on page 506, “the lability of blood pressure was to be investigated through the use of the cold pressor test”. Meaning that subjects were to submerge one hand into unpleasantly and painful cold water. The cold pressure test is also referred to as the Noxious Sensory Stimulus; a stimulus of a noxious(unpleasant ) stimulus that triggers responses and changes in blood pressure and pulse. Many may think that the responses are caused by the extremely cold temperature of the water, but that is not the case. The body responds the way it does because of the the sensation its receiving and it is trying to bring the body temperature back to …show more content…

After finishing the lab, the index of response was to be calculated. The index of response is the difference between the baseline blood pressure and the highest systolic and diastolic pressure obtained during the test. The index of response demonstrated whether the subject was hyporeactive (had stable blood pressure) or hyperreactive (had high blood pressure.) Results: After completing the cold pressor test , the index of response was calculated. Every subject had a different index . The hypo reactors index range between 0 to 22 mmHg or there is a drop in the pressure. The hyper reactors index range from 23 mmHg or higher in the systolic and/or diastolic pressures. A total of 53 subjects performed and recorded their data, but only 22 of the subjects had accurate data. Most of the subjects showed to be hypo reactors, while a small amount showed to be hyper reactors. As seen in Figure 1, the hypo reactors were quite higher than the hyper reactors. Observing the data, the subjects with higher baseline blood pressures did not see much of a change during the 3 minute period. While the subjects with lower baseline blood pressures saw quite a change during the 3 minute period. Figure 1: Displayed is the data of the 22 subjects of hypo reactors and hyper reactors. Hypo Reactors displayed to have more responders, than hyper reactors. Discussion: Based on the results given, it can be determined that stimulating a response to the body can

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