The role of emotion in pain modulation.
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Although most agree that emotion can alter pain, little well-controlled research has been conducted to examine this issue. The present review provides psychological and physiological rationales for considering the influence of emotion on pain, followed by an overview of recent work in this area. We conclude that the pain-modulating effects of emotion are best characterized by an interaction between valence and arousal. Positive emotions lead to pain reduction as long as a minimal threshold of arousal is attained. However, negative emotions only lead to pain inhibition when they are highly arousing. Negative emotions coupled with low-to-moderate arousal facilitate pain.
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The biosocial model holds that validation soothes, lowers negative affect, and reduces tension in highly emotional interactions.
“According to the biosocial model[12; 13], validation has a soothing effect, reduces negative affect, and “takes the steam” out of interactions with high emotional arousal.[6]”
From Validating pain communication: current state of the science (2015) · cites this paper as [12]
Linehan identifies six levels of validating behaviors that people like partners, friends, and health professionals can use.
“In the developing the construct of validation, Linehan describes six levels of validating behaviors that individuals (e.g. partners, friends, health professionals) may engage in (see Table 1).”
From Validating pain communication: current state of the science (2015) · cites this paper as [12]
The biosocial model predicts that when patients are validated after disclosing pain-related thoughts and feelings, they will feel understood and accepted, have lower emotional arousal and negative affect, and may have less pain.
“According to the biosocial model, if patients receive validation after sharing pain-related thoughts and feelings, they will feel understood and accepted, will experience a reductions in emotional arousal and negative affect, and may experience a reduction in pain (see Figure 1, Panel B).”
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- Authors
- Rhudy, J. L., & Meagher, M. W.
- Affiliations
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Meagher, Mary W.
- Venue
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry
- Published
- 2001-05
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 241-245
- ISSN
- 0951-7367 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2329382998
- Cited by
- 170
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 10 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 8 · 2019: 9 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 6 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 4 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 0.87
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Current Opinion in Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Keywords
- emotions, pain modulation, pain inhibition, pain facilitation, valence, arousal, positive emotions, negative emotions
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