When somatic information threatens, catastrophic thinking enhances attentional interference

Pain

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 187-198

  Crombez, Geert ^a   Eccleston, Chris ^b   Baeyens, Frank ^a   Eelen, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attention; Catastrophizing; Cognitive interference; Experimental pain

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FEMALE; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); THINKING;

EID: 0031943307     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(97)00219-4     Document Type: Article

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