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JOURNAL
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SPORTS SCIENCE &
MEDICINE
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EMOTIONAL AND COGNITIVE CHANGES DURING AND POST A NEAR FATAL HEART ATTACK AND ONE-YEAR AFTER: A CASE STUDY |
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Andrew M. Lane1 
and Richard Godfrey2 |
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1University of Wolverhampton, UK, 2Brunel University, UK |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2010) 9, 517 - 522 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| This case study reports on changes in emotions before and during
an unexpected heart rate in a young, apparently healthy male with a life-long
history of exercise in the absence of family history of heart problems.
He completed the Brunel Mood Scale (Terry et al. , 2003)
to assess emotions before, during, and after the heart attack, and also
describing his thoughts during these periods. Results indicate he experienced
unpleasant emotions in the build up to the heart attack, feelings he attributed
at the time to frustration to achieve fitness goals. He maintained an exercise
regime prior to having a heart attack, a finding consistent with previous
research suggesting that early diagnosis, although vital for survival, is
not likely to be identified among seemingly healthy individuals. During
the heart attack, he experienced a rapid emotional change characterised
by a rapid increase in anger coupled with thoughts of needing to survive.
The intensity of emotions and regulation strategies employed before and
during the heart attack provide insight this experience, and we suggest
future research should investigate emotional change during adverse conditions.
Key words: Mood, regulation, emotion, heart, diagnosis, self-awareness. |
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