Perceiving Pain in Others: Automatic and Controlled Mechanisms

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-108

  Craig, Kenneth D ^a   Versloot, Judith ^a   Goubert, Liesbet ^b   Vervoort, Tine ^b   Crombez, Geert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment; children; credibility; empathy; expression; reflexes; self report

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPREHENSION; EMOTION; EMPATHY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; REFLEX; SELF REPORT;

HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 75749141221     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.08.008     Document Type: Article

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