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Elaine Henna1, Monica L Zilberman, Valentim Gentil
1Laboratory of Psychopharmacology, Institute and Department of Psychiatry, Medical School, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Objective:
To test a reliable and easily administered frustration-induction procedure for experimental research.
Method:
One hundred volunteers (81 women, mean age +/- SD 34.2 +/- 8 years) physically and psychiatrically healthy submitted to the frustration induction procedure were prevented from reaching reward level scores. Subjective aggressiveness feelings related to frustration were self-rated in a 13-item visual analogue scale before and after the procedure.
Results:
Significant increases in aggressiveness-related feelings were detected in 12 of the 13 items. This was consistent with the observed overt behavior of the subjects during the task.
Conclusions:
The frustration-induction procedure is a simple, easy to administer frustration-induction procedure that can be used in experimental studies in normal subjects.
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