A self-regulation perspective on avoidance and persistence behavior in chronic pain: New theories, new challenges?

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 115-122

  Van Damme, Stefaan ^a   Kindermans, Hanne ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

avoidance; motivation; pain; persistence; self regulation

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFFECTIVE MOTIVATIONAL ORIENTATION; AUTOREGULATION; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FACILITATION; FEAR; GOAL COGNITION; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MOOD; MOTIVATION; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PERSISTENCE BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL LIFE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEMPERAMENT; THEORY; WELLBEING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; CHRONIC PAIN; FEAR; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84921437641     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000096     Document Type: Review

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