Science of Emotion and Sensibility (감성과학)

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Characteristics of Autonomic Nervous System Responses to Anger in Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders (AUDs)

분노를 경험하는 동안에 나타난 알코올 사용 장애자의 자율신경계 반응 특성

  • 박미숙 (서울한영대학교 재활상담심리학과) ;
  • 노지혜 (충남대학교 심리학과) ;
  • 손진훈 (충남대학교 심리학과)
  • Received : 2019.10.16
  • Accepted : 2019.11.01
  • Published : 2019.12.31
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Abstract

Anger is the most common emotional trigger causing relapses in individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). The present study intended to investigate the autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses induced by anger in individuals with AUDs. The participants in this study included twelve individuals with AUDs and 14 non-frequent drinkers. Anger was induced in the participants via a 120-second film clip. Before the presentation of this audio-visual stimulus, the ANS responses of the participants were measured for 60 seconds to ascertain their resting state. Subsequently, the participants' ANS responses were measured again for 120 seconds when they were in an emotional state during the presentation of the clip. After the ANS measurements were taken, participants were asked to rate the type of emotion they had experienced as they viewed the film and to report its intensity. The results indicated that the levels of anger experienced by the AUD group were not significantly different from the emotion registered by the control group. However, the ANS responses induced in AUD participants when they were in an emotional state showed blunted skin conductance levels (SCL) and skin conductance responses (SCR) compared to the control group participants. Individuals with AUDs evinced lower emotional arousal than the participants of the control group. These results can help clinicians understand the psychological and physiological responses of individuals with AUDs to anger in order to design effective interventions that would reduce chances of anger and relapse.

분노는 알코올 사용 장애자들이 재발하기 전에 가장 흔하게 경험하는 정서 중 하나이다. 본 연구는 알코올 사용장애자의 분노 경험에 따른 자율신경계 반응 특성을 규명하고자 하였다. 본 연구에는 알코올 사용 장애로 진단받고 치료 중인 남성 환자 12명과 이들과 연령 및 학력수준이 유사한 일반인 남성 14명이 참여하였다. 분노를 유발하기 위하여 시청각 동영상을 제시하고, 이때 나타난 심리 및 자율신경계 반응(피부전기 활동)을 측정하였다. 연구 결과, 참여자들이 경험한 정서의 강도에서는 알코올 집단과 일반인 집단에서 차이가 나타나지 않았다. 반면, 알코올 집단은 안정 상태에 비해 분노 상태에서 비중독자에 비해 피부전도 수준, 피부전도 반응 그리고 피부전도반응 수가 유의하게 낮았다. 이 결과는 알코올 중독자들이 분노를 처리하는 동안에 생리 반응에서 이상이 나타남을 시사하였다. 알코올 사용 장애자들의 분노 경험 동안에 나타난 생리 반응 이상을 완화할 수 있는 개입방법을 개발한다면 알코올 사용 장애자들의 정서 처리 문제를 해결할 수 있어 그들의 재발 방지에 도움을 줄 수 있을 것이다.

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