Articles tagged with: pain
Of Babies and Bathwater: A Reply to Coyne and Tennen’s Views on Positive Psychology and Health
Abstract
Purpose We disagree with several conclusions reached by Coyne and Tennen, as well as their interpretation of specific findings.
Results First, we dispute that researchers have advanced the claim that positive thinking can cure disease. Second, we question their
exclusive focus on cancer-related mortality, when strong cumulative evidence suggests that optimism is related to positive
health outcomes for other major diseases, and that psychosocial interventions may improve other important cancer outcomes,
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Abstract
Purpose We disagree with several conclusions reached by Coyne and Tennen, as well as their interpretation of specific findings.
Results First, we dispute that researchers have advanced the claim that positive thinking can cure disease. Second, we question their
exclusive focus on cancer-related mortality, when strong cumulative evidence suggests that optimism is related to positive
health outcomes for other major diseases, and that psychosocial interventions may improve other important cancer outcomes,
[...]
Can ANYONE CURE ME? I have depression, multiple personality disorders, Gastritis, facial neuralgia etc, etc?
Bob asked: I am only 30 yrs old. have attempted suicide twice in my life. Also have almost constant pain in stomach due to long-term anxiety, depression and stress. Also have chronic pain in rt ... [...]
Bob asked: I am only 30 yrs old. have attempted suicide twice in my life. Also have almost constant pain in stomach due to long-term anxiety, depression and stress. Also have chronic pain in rt ... [...]
My MD ordered Lyrica for chronic pain and post shingles pain. Is it just temporary or is it permanent?
babsy asked: I have had chronic pain for 12 years and in April,2006 I developed shingles on Rt side of cervical area. Then in May I developed a Rt kidney infection, sepsis and pneumonia. I ... [...]
babsy asked: I have had chronic pain for 12 years and in April,2006 I developed shingles on Rt side of cervical area. Then in May I developed a Rt kidney infection, sepsis and pneumonia. I ... [...]
The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Vaginismus
Abstract Vaginal spasm has been considered the defining diagnostic characteristic of vaginismus for approximately 150 years. This remarkable
consensus, based primarily on expert clinical opinion, is preserved in the DSM-IV-TR. The available empirical research, however,
does not support this definition nor does it support the validity of the DSM-IV-TR distinction between vaginismus and dyspareunia.
The small body of research concerning other possible ways or methods of diagnosing vaginismus is critically reviewed. Based
on this re [...]
The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Dyspareunia
Abstract The DSM-IV-TR attempted to create a unitary category of dyspareunia based on the criterion of genital pain that interfered
with sexual intercourse. This classificatory emphasis of interference with intercourse is reviewed and evaluated from both
theoretical and empirical points of view. Neither of these points of view was found to support the notion of dyspareunia as
a unitary disorder or its inclusion in the DSM-V as a sexual dysfunction. It seems highly likely that there are different
syndromes of dyspareunia and that [...]
Cognition and self-control: Cognitive control of painful sensory input
Abstract Eighty Ss were first tested for base-level response to a pain-producing stimulus and then were re-tested on the same pain
stimulus after receiving 1 of 8 experimental treatments. The 8 treatments were arranged in a 2×2×2 factorial design: presence
or absence of hypnotic induction procedure; presence or absence of instructions for anesthesia; and presence or absence of
demands for honest reports. Neither the hypnotic-induction procedure nor the demands for honesty affected the Ss’ reports
of the degree of pain experie [...]
Abstract Eighty Ss were first tested for base-level response to a pain-producing stimulus and then were re-tested on the same pain
stimulus after receiving 1 of 8 experimental treatments. The 8 treatments were arranged in a 2×2×2 factorial design: presence
or absence of hypnotic induction procedure; presence or absence of instructions for anesthesia; and presence or absence of
demands for honest reports. Neither the hypnotic-induction procedure nor the demands for honesty affected the Ss’ reports
of the degree of pain experie [...]
Hope in the Face of Chronic Pain and Mortality
Abstract Human pain, especially when severe, chronic, and life-threatening, is a distinct challenge to hope. A review of recent research
regarding human pain and its effects supports this idea. A pastoral theology that attends to the way of the cross and the
hope of the resurrection can guide ministry with persons facing this challenge. The meditations and reflections of John Tully
Carmody during his season of suffering with multiple myeloma are illustrative and instructive.
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11089-009-02 [...]
Abstract Human pain, especially when severe, chronic, and life-threatening, is a distinct challenge to hope. A review of recent research
regarding human pain and its effects supports this idea. A pastoral theology that attends to the way of the cross and the
hope of the resurrection can guide ministry with persons facing this challenge. The meditations and reflections of John Tully
Carmody during his season of suffering with multiple myeloma are illustrative and instructive.
Content Type Journal ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11089-009-02 [...]
The Pernicious Blend of Rumination and Fearlessness in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
Abstract Recent theory suggests that people may engage in dysregulated behaviors, such as non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), as a way
to distract from rumination and emotional cascades (Selby et al. 2008); similarly, another theory suggests that people may not engage in self-injurious behavior without habituation to fear through
repeated exposure to painful events (Joiner 2005). We hypothesized that both high rumination and habituation to the fear of pain may strongly influence NSSI because those
who lack a fear of pain and ruminate [...]
Abstract Recent theory suggests that people may engage in dysregulated behaviors, such as non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI), as a way
to distract from rumination and emotional cascades (Selby et al. 2008); similarly, another theory suggests that people may not engage in self-injurious behavior without habituation to fear through
repeated exposure to painful events (Joiner 2005). We hypothesized that both high rumination and habituation to the fear of pain may strongly influence NSSI because those
who lack a fear of pain and ruminate [...]
All Anchors Are Not Created Equal: The Effects of Per Diem versus Lump Sum Requests on Pain and Suffering Awards
Abstract This experiment examined whether different quantifications of the same damage award request (175,000 lump sum,10/hour,
240/day,7300/month for 2 years) influenced pain and suffering awards compared to no damage award request. Jury-eligible
community members (N = 180) read a simulated personal injury case in which defendant liability already had been determined. Awards were: (1) larger
for the 10/hour and175,000 conditions than the 7300/month and control conditions and (2) more variable for the10/hour
condit [...]
Abstract This experiment examined whether different quantifications of the same damage award request (175,000 lump sum,10/hour,
240/day,7300/month for 2 years) influenced pain and suffering awards compared to no damage award request. Jury-eligible
community members (N = 180) read a simulated personal injury case in which defendant liability already had been determined. Awards were: (1) larger
for the 10/hour and175,000 conditions than the 7300/month and control conditions and (2) more variable for the10/hour
condit [...]
Parental Depression as a Moderator of Secondary Deficits of Depression in Adult Offspring
Abstract This study examined whether having a depressed parent intensifies the secondary deficits that often co-occur with offspring’s
depression symptoms. The sample was adult offspring of parents who had been diagnosed with depression 23 years earlier (N = 143) and demographically matched nondepressed parents (N = 197). Respondents completed mailed questionnaires. After controlling for demographic factors, offspring who were more depressed
experienced more impairment: physical dysfunction, pain, and dis [...]
Abstract This study examined whether having a depressed parent intensifies the secondary deficits that often co-occur with offspring’s
depression symptoms. The sample was adult offspring of parents who had been diagnosed with depression 23 years earlier (N = 143) and demographically matched nondepressed parents (N = 197). Respondents completed mailed questionnaires. After controlling for demographic factors, offspring who were more depressed
experienced more impairment: physical dysfunction, pain, and dis [...] 
