Sensitization, conditioning, and learning: Can they help us understand somatization and disability?

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 105-112

  Overmier, J Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Chemical sensitivity; Job; Learned helplessness; Opponent process; Sensitization; Workplace

Indexed keywords

CONDITIONING; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; LEARNING; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDER;

CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; LEARNING; PAIN; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS;

EID: 0036550439     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.00275     Document Type: Article

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