Swearing as a response to pain

NeuroReport

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1056-1060

  Stephens, Richard ^a   Atkins, John ^a   Kingston, Andrew ^a  

^a KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cold pressor; Hypoalgesia; Limbic system; Pain; Swearing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPOALGESIA; LANGUAGE; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEAR WORD;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONALITY; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TIME FACTORS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68249118215     PISSN: 09594965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WNR.0b013e32832e64b1     Document Type: Article

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