In this paper, a generalized version of the inverted exponential distribution called the weighted inverted exponential distribution is introduced. Several properties of the weighted inverted exponential distribution are studied and derived. In application part the relationship between induced psychological stress, HPA axis and eating behaviour in Binge Eating Disorder (BED) has been discussed. ...

CONTEXT Animal data suggest that adverse early experiences may affect endocrine and immune functioning in later life. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to assess the impact of preterm delivery on hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis functioning, heart rate responses, and immune function. PARTICIPANTS Former preterm children [aged 8-14 yr (n = 18)], sex and age-matched full-term born control childr...

The principal aim of the study was to examine how the natural tendency to shift attention toward or away from social stress stimuli during a restful state, relates to the magnitude of cortisol elicited in response to a stressful context. It also assessed whether any relationship that did emerge between attentional biases and cortisol responsivity would be associated with the childhood socioecon...

OBJECTIVE Adult attachment has been suggested to mediate the effect of social support on stress protection. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of adult attachment and social support on psychological and endocrine responses to psychosocial stress. METHODS Sixty-three healthy men who were married or cohabiting were randomly assigned to receive either instructed social supp...

Two studies investigated the association between cortisol levels and memory performance in healthy adults. In a first study, 13 subjects were exposed to a brief psychosocial laboratory stress ("Trier Social Stress Test") with a subsequent test of declarative memory performance. Results indicated a significant negative relationship between stress-induced cortisol levels and performance in the me...

The stress response of salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) has been suggested as an index for sympathetic nervous system activation. However, concurrent inhibition of the parasympathetic nervous system is discussed as a confounder due to suppression of saliva flow rate. Here we set out to test the influence of stress-induced changes in flow rate on sAA secretion. Twenty-six subjects underwent the Trie...