抄録
The purpose of this research is to clarify the psychological and physiological effects of the seismic ground waves including vertical direction. The difference in psychological change of a youth group and an elderly-people group were considered this time. The main results were summarized as follows. 1. Although the earthquake motion was thought to be "large" and "strong" from the feeling evaluation questionnaire, an awful feeling had many people who presuppose "A few is felt." 2. As for the uneasy stress of the youth group, the significant difference was accepted by the situation where the subject was placed. However, the elderly-people group did not accept a significant difference. 3. Both a youth group and an elderly-people group had the very high consciousness to the fear of insecurity and safety to an earthquake. However, although the consciousness of a youth group tended to improve by earthquake motion experience, an elderly-people group did not change. 4. The youth group could not be easily subject to the influence according to an earthquake motion psychologically or physiologically. However, psychological influence was not seen but an elderly-people group had the tendency for systolic arterial pressure to become high as physiological effect.
