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Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports 3/2013

01-03-2013 | Psychiatric Management of Pain (M Clark, Section Editor)

Psychological Resilience, Pain Catastrophizing, and Positive Emotions: Perspectives on Comprehensive Modeling of Individual Pain Adaptation

Authors: John A. Sturgeon, Alex J. Zautra

Published in: Current Pain and Headache Reports | Issue 3/2013

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Abstract

Pain is a complex construct that contributes to profound physical and psychological dysfunction, particularly in individuals coping with chronic pain. The current paper builds upon previous research, describes a balanced conceptual model that integrates aspects of both psychological vulnerability and resilience to pain, and reviews protective and exacerbating psychosocial factors to the process of adaptation to chronic pain, including pain catastrophizing, pain acceptance, and positive psychological resources predictive of enhanced pain coping. The current paper identifies future directions for research that will further enrich the understanding of pain adaptation and espouses an approach that will enhance the ecological validity of psychological pain coping models, including introduction of advanced statistical and conceptual models that integrate behavioral, cognitive, information processing, motivational and affective theories of pain.
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Metadata
Title
Psychological Resilience, Pain Catastrophizing, and Positive Emotions: Perspectives on Comprehensive Modeling of Individual Pain Adaptation
Authors
John A. Sturgeon
Alex J. Zautra
Publication date
01-03-2013
Publisher
Current Science Inc.
Published in
Current Pain and Headache Reports / Issue 3/2013
Print ISSN: 1531-3433
Electronic ISSN: 1534-3081
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11916-012-0317-4

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