9780889371675 - Ambulatory Assessment: Computer-assisted psychological and psychophysiological methods in monitoring and field studies (2 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Gut. 423 S. : graph. Darst. ; 24 cm; fadengeh. Orig.-Pappband. Gutes Ex. - Englisch. - . This is the first book to appear on the topic of Ambulatory Assessment, a new approach to behavioral and psychophysiological assessment. . In this book, 24 chapters from an international group of researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in ambulatory assessment. The most recently developed methodologies are examined. Their use is then illustrated with numerous examples of monitoring and assessment, both in the workplace and with patients, and including the pertinent hard- and software components. Important research findings, some of which challenge theoretical positions that were based on laboratory observation, are also presented. The essential objectives of ambulatory assessment which are covered in this volume include: - recording of relevant data in natural settings; - real-time measurement of behavioral and physiological changes; - interactive real-time assessment by automatically prompting the subject to respond to questions or instructions; - real-time assessment and feedback by reporting physiological changes to subjects - either with or without informing them as to which changes actually occurred; - concurrent assessment of psychological and physiological changes (events, episodes); - correlation and contingency (symptom-context) analysis across systemic levels as suggested in triple-response models (multimodal assess-ment); - ecological validity of results and suitability for direct applications. . (Verlagstext) / INHALT : Chapter 7 Temporal analysis of speech patterns in the real world using the -- LOGOPORT -- Hans-Peter Kriiger and Mark Vollrath -- Chapter 8 Interactive monitoring and contingency analysis of emotionally induced -- ECG changes: Methodology and applications -- Michael Myrtek, Georg Brügner, and Wolfgang Miiller -- Chapter 9 Improving control and psychological event detection during -- ambulatory cardiovascular recording -- Derek W Johnston -- Chapter 10 Ambulatory assessment of parasympathetic/sympathetic balance -- by impedance cardiography -- Eco J C de Geus and Lorenz J P van Doornen -- Chapter 11 Concurrent assessment of blood pressure, heart rate, physical activity, -- and emotional state in natural settings -- Jochen Fahrenberg -- Chapter 12 Continuous assessment of finger blood pressure and other hemodynamic -- and behavioral variables in everyday life -- Thomas Schmidt and Anita Jain -- Chapter 13 Towards a comprehensive technology for recording and analysis of multiple physiological parameters within their behavioral and -- environmental context -- Anita Jain, Wim L J Martens, Gerhard Mutz, Rolf K WeiB, and Egon Stephan -- Chapter 14 Laboratory and field studies for improvement of ambulatory -- monitoring methodology -- Jochen Fahrenberg, Friedrich Foerster, and Wolfgang Miiller -- Chapter 15 Strategies and designs in ambulatory assessment -- Gerhard Stemmler -- Part III Monitoring and Assessment in the Workplace -- Chapter 16 Psychophysiological analysis of strain in real life work situations Renate Rau and Peter Richter -- (u.v.a.) ISBN 0889371679 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 950.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Zustand: Sehr gut. Gebraucht - Sehr gut SG - Ungelesenes Mängelexemplar, gestempelt, mit leichten Lagerspuren - This is the first book to appear on the topic of Ambulatory Assessment, a new approach to behavioral and psychophysiological assessment. The ambulatory assessment approach is based on 'naturalistic' observations and measurements made during everyday life, and has high ecological validity. This also means that ambulatory assessment techniques are ideally suited for practical application in a wide range of fields. Individual differences in behavior and physiology, as well as behavior disorders, can be investigated in real-life situations, where the relevant behavior can be studied much more effectively than in the artificial environment of the laboratory. In this book, 24 chapters from an international group of researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the state-of-the-art in ambulatory assessment. The most recently developed methodologies are examined. Their use is then illustrated with numerous examples of monitoring and assessment, both in the workplace and with patients, and including the pertinent hard- and software components. Important research findings, some of which challenge theoretical positions that were based on laboratory observation, are also presented. The essential objectives of ambulatory assessment, which are covered in this volume include: - Recording of relevant data in natural settings - Real-time measurement of behavioral and physiological changes - Interactive real-time assessment by automatically prompting the subject to respond to questions or instructions - Real-time assessment and feedback by reporting physiological changes to subjects - either with or without informing them as to which changes actually occurred - Concurrent assessment of psychological and physiological changes (events, episodes) - Correlation and contingency (symptom-context) analysis across systemic levels as suggested in triple-response models (multimodal assessment) - Ecological validity of results and suitability for direct applications. The wealth of practical know-how, as well as the theoretical background, contained in Ambulatory Assessment allow readers to keep up with the latest advances, and to learn how ambulatory assessment can best be applied. It will be of specific interest for those interested in psychology research and its practical applications (especially differential, clinical, and applied psychology), for psychophysiologists, for ergonomics/human factors specialists, and for medical personnel (cardiology, management of hypertension, psychosomatics, psychiatry).