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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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“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).”
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Metadata
- 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 (medical) › 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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