Blood-Injury Phobia With and Without a History of Fainting: Disgust Sensitivity Does Not Explain the Fainting Response
Alexander L. Gerlach, Dr Rer Nat,
Gerd Spellmeyer,
Claus Vögele, PhD,
René Huster,
Stephan Stevens,
Günther Hetzel, MD and
Jürgen Deckert, MD
From the Department of Psychology, Institute I-Psychological Assessment and Clinical Psychology, Westfalian Wilhelms University of Münster, Münster, Germany (A.L.G., S.S., R.H.); the Department of Psychiatry, University of Münster, Münster, Germany (G.S., G.H., J.D.); Clinical and Health Psychology Research Centre, School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University, London, United Kingdom (C.V.).

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Figure 1. Self-report anxiety: disgust and embarrassment during baseline and venipuncture. Error bars represent standard errors.
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Figure 2. Heart rate and respiration rate at baseline, anticipation, venipuncture, and recovery. Error bars represent standard errors.
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Figure 3. Blood pressure at baseline: anticipation. venipuncture, and recovery. Error bars represent standard errors.
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Figure 4. Minute ventilation at baseline, anticipation, venipuncture, and recovery. Error bars represent standard errors.
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