Negative emotional responses elicited by the anticipation of pain in others: Psychophysiological evidence

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 467-476

  Caes, Line ^a   Uzieblo, Katarzyna ^b   Crombez, Geert ^a   De Ruddere, Lies ^a   Vervoort, Tine ^a   Goubert, Liesbet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Lessius University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Observational learning; observers' sensitivity; pain catastrophizing; psychopathy; psychophysiological responses

Indexed keywords

ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; CATASTROPHIZING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NOCICEPTION; NON PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOPATHY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STARTLE REFLEX; STIMULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLINKING; CATASTROPHIZATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSERVATION; PAIN; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860670551     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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