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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780219203321

Titolo

Pain [[electronic resource] ] : psychological perspectives / / edited by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Kenneth D. Craig

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004

ISBN

1-4106-0986-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (390 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HadjistavropoulosThomas

CraigKenneth D. <1937->

Disciplina

152.1/824

Soggetti

Pain - Psychological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Contributors; Preface; An Introduction to Pain: Psychological Perspectives; Chapter 1 The Gate Control Theory: Reaching for the Brain; Chapter 2 Biopsychosocial Approaches to Pain; Chapter 3 Pain Perception, Affective Mechanisms, and Conscious Experience; Chapter 4 Social Influences and the Communication of Pain; Chapter 5 Pain Over the Life Span: A Developmental Perspective; Chapter 6 Ethnocultural Variations in the Experience of Pain; Chapter 7 Social Influences on Individual Differences in Responding to Pain

Chapter 8 Assessment of Chronic Pain SufferersChapter 9 Psychological Interventions for Acute Pain; Chapter 10 Psychological Interventions and Chronic Pain; Chapter 11 Psychological Perspectives on Pain: Controversies; Chapter 12 Ethics for Psychologists Who Treat, Assess, and/or Study Pain; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

This invaluable new resource presents a state-of-the-art account of the psychology of pain from leading researchers. It features contributions from clinical, social, and biopsychological perspectives, the latest theories of pain, as well as basic processes and applied issues. The book opens with an introduction to the history of pain theory and the epidemiology of pain. It then explores theoretical work, including the gate control theory/neuromatrix model, as well as biopsychosocial, cognitive/behavioral, and psychodynamic perspectives. Issues, such as the link between psychophysiological proc