Perception and regulation of emotions elicited by chemosensory signals in socially anxious individuals [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Dirk Adolph

Perception and regulation of emotions elicited by chemosensory signals in socially anxious individuals Inaugural Dissertation zur Erlangung des Doktorgrades der Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf vorgelegt von Dirk Adolph aus Soest Düsseldorf, November 2010 Aus dem Institut für Experimentelle Psychologie der Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf Gedruckt mit der Genehmigung der Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftlichen Fakultät der Heinrich Heine Universität Düsseldorf Referentin: Prof. Dr. Bettina M. Pause Koreferent: Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pietrowsky Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 21.01.2011Acknowledegements 3 Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor, Professor Dr. Bettina Pause for making this dissertation possible. Throughout the last years, she supported, guided, and encouraged me in many different ways. I would like to further thank Professor Dr. Reinard Pietrowsky for kindly reviewing this dissertation. I thank my colleagues from the working group “Biological Psychology and Social Psychology”, and all those who actively helped to bring this work to a success, especially Antje Dedekind, Lukas Meister, Sonja Meyer, and Dominique Schaub. My special thank go to all the participants who spend hours in the laboratory with us.