Threatening social context facilitates pain-related fear learning

Journal of Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 214-225

  Karos, Kai ^a   Meulders, Ann ^a   Vlaeyen, Johan W S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

contextual fear; fear conditioning; pain related fear; preparedness; Social context; social threat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC PAIN; CONDITIONING; EYELID REFLEX; FEAR; FEAR-POTENTIATED STARTLE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THREAT; BLINKING; FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; PAIN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STARTLE REFLEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLINKING; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); FACE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REFLEX, STARTLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84924812714     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2014.11.014     Document Type: Article

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