Alpha asymmetry in female military spouses following deployment

Ronald Jay Werner-Wilson; Joann Lianekhammy; Laura M. Frey; Trent Parker; Nathan D. Wood; Claire Kimberly; Martha Perry; Kristyn Blackburn; Lauren Smith; Katherine Terrana; Jillian Pucket; Melissa Dalton

doi:10.1080/08952833.2011.604534

Alpha asymmetry in female military spouses following deployment

Ronald Jay Werner-Wilson, Joann Lianekhammy, Laura M. Frey, Trent Parker, Nathan D. Wood, Claire Kimberly, Martha Perry, Kristyn Blackburn, Lauren Smith, Katherine Terrana, Jillian Pucket, Melissa Dalton

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

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Abstract

In the present investigation the authors incorporate a social/affective neuroscience approach to assess the relationship between deployment and electrical brain activity of women married to service members. In particular, the researchers examined influences associated with alpha asymmetry over the frontal cortex. Results suggest that length of time since returning from deployment and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are associated with greater activity in the right hemisphere of the brain which is associated with a tendency to withdraw from an uncomfortable stimulus.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	202-217
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Feminist Family Therapy
Volume	23
Issue number	3-4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08952833.2011.604534
State	Published - Jul 2011

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Received May 18, 2011; accepted July 7, 2011. This research was supported in part by the Kathryn Louise Chellgren Endowment, University of Kentucky. Address correspondence to Ronald Jay Werner–Wilson, Family Studies Department, University of Kentucky, 315 Funkhouser Building, Lexington, KY 40506-0054. E-mail: [email protected]

Keywords

Alpha asymmetry
Couple therapy
Deployment
Electrical brain activity
Emotion
Feminist family therapy
Military family
Social/affective neuroscience
Trauma
Wives of service personnel

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Gender Studies
Applied Psychology

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