Uses
Skin conductance measurement is one component of polygraph devices and is used in scientific research of emotional or physiological arousal.
Many biofeedback therapy devices utilize skin conductance to measure and present an individual's stress response with the goal of helping the user to control their anxiety.
The E-meter, which is used by the Church of Scientology, is a skin conductance measurement device.
Skin conductance measurement is also becoming more popular in hypnotherapy and psychotherapy practice where it can be used as a method of detecting depth of hypnotic trance prior to suggestion therapy commencing. When traumatic material is experienced by the client (for example, during hypnoanalysis), immediate changes in sweat rate can indicate that the client is experiencing emotional arousal. It is also used in behavior therapy to measure physiological reactions such as fear.
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