Table 1.
Exclusionary Criteria for Participation in This Study and Dropped/Withdrawn Participants
| Exclusionary Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Medical conditions | Heart disease |
| Peripheral vascular disease | |
| Diabetes | |
| Reynaud phenomenon | |
| Cryoglobulinemia | |
| Vasculitis | |
| Lupus | |
| Tingling or numbness in the hands and/or feet or any other serious chronic illness contraindicated for exposure to our stressor | |
| Medications | Beta-blockers |
| Corticosteroid-based medications | |
| Psychoactive medications or drugs (e.g., antidepressants, anxiolytics, Adderall, marijuana) | |
| Smoking status | Current smoker |
| Vision and hearing | Noncorrected vision or hearing |
| Language | Lacking fluency in English |
| Cognitive status | Score ≤ 29 on the TICS-m |
| Reason for participant attrition/withdrawal (number of participants) | Discomfort providing saliva samples (1) |
| Computer failure during session (1) | |
| Failure to complete the CPT (2) | |
| Failure to return for second session (3) | |