Figure 2.
Successful stress induction. After the stress versus control treatment, participants in the stress condition rated their mood as significantly worse (A), found the treatment to be more difficult, unpleasant, and stressful (B), and had elevated blood pressure (C,D) and pulse (E). Stressed participants also showed elevated salivary cortisol immediately after, 25 min, and 40 min after treatment onset (F). Error bars represent standard error of the mean (SEM). (*) P < 0.05 and (***) P < 0.001, for stress compared to control group.
