When hurt will not heal: Exploring the capacity to relive social and physical pain

Psychological Science

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 789-795

  Chen, Zhansheng ^a,d   Williams, Kipling D ^a,d   Fitness, Julie ^b   Newton, Nicola C ^c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE; COLOR VISION; CONFLICT; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECALL; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEMANTICS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50249102723     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02158.x     Document Type: Article

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