Method and apparatus for measuring acute stress
CA 2479922 A1 · Owner: The Procter & Gamble Company · Inventors: Doyle, Kevin Lee; Hilton, Michael Lee; Schaiper, Daniel Raymond
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A method and apparatus are provided to quantify psychological and physiological components to measure acute stress in humans in which a , stimulus can be applied to the test subject's environment during the test. The method involves multiple stress/relaxation intervals while physiological measurements are taken and "measured," and involves questionnaires that are answered after each of the intervals to "measure" the test subject's psychological state. A computerized testing apparatus acquires the physiological measurements, and also is used by the test subject in answering the questionnaires. The "stimulus" can be a fragrance flavor, product, or , task, and a "blank stimulus" is …
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- Filed April 3, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended April 3, 2023.
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