Pain : psychological perspectives

Pain : psychological perspectives / edited by Thomas Hadjistavropoulos, Kenneth D. Craig.

This volume offers a comprehensive account of the psychology of pain that encompasses not only clinical perspectives but also basic social and behavioural science, as well as biopsychological contributions to the field.

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Hadjistavropoulos, Thomas, Craig, Kenneth D., 1937-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum, 2004.
Subjects:
Pain > Psychological aspects.
PSYCHOLOGY > Physiological Psychology.
Pain > Psychological aspects
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Table of Contents:
  • The gate control theory : reaching for the brain
  • Biopsychosocial approaches to pain
  • Pain perception, affective mechanisms, and conscious experience
  • Social influences and the communication of pain
  • Pain over the life span : a developmental perspective
  • Ethnocultural variations in the experience of pain
  • Social influences on individual differences in responding to pain
  • Assessment of chronic pain sufferers
  • Psychological interventions for acute pain
  • Psychological interventions and chronic pain
  • Psychological perspectives on pain : controversies
  • Ethics for psychologists who treat, assess, and/or study pain.

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