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Sensory and affective components of pain: separation and synthesis.

Fernandez, Ephrem, Turk, Dennis C.·1992·Psychological Bulletin

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It has become increasingly accepted that pain is not simply a sensation generated by nociceptors, but a perceptual phenomenon with particular emotional qualities. The purpose of this article is to bring together vastly different streams of research on the divisibility of pain into sensory and affective components. Empirical evidence for this divisibility is drawn from recent studies using multivariate statistics, signal detection theory, and unidimensional scaling. An important conclusion is that separable though pain components may be, they are not necessarily independent. In critiquing previous research, new criteria are derived for partitioning pain into sensory and affective components. Finally, speculations are offered as to how these same components might be synthesized on the basis of theories of perceptual organization.

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Authors
Fernandez, E., & Turk, D. C.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Venue
Psychological Bulletin
Published
1992
Volume
112
Issue
2
Pages
205-217
ISSN
  • 0033-2909 (ISSN-L)
  • 1939-1455
OpenAlex
W2031208732
Cited by
227
References
121
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 7 · 2015: 16 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 5 · 2012: 7
FWCI
3.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Psychological Bulletin (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
Keywords
pain, affective component of pain, pain perception, nociception, signal detection theory, unidimensional scaling, perceptual organization
MeSH terms
Affective Symptoms, Female, Humans, Male, Pain, Psychomotor Performance, Sensation

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