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Papers: 9 Apr 2022 - 15 Apr 2022


2022 Apr 01


J Psychosom Res


157

How expectancy violations facilitate learning to cope with pain – An experimental approach.

Authors

Kube T, Körfer K, Riecke J, Glombiewski JA
J Psychosom Res. 2022 Apr 01; 157:110807.
PMID: 35390722.

Abstract

Expectations of painful sensations constitute a core feature of chronic pain. An important clinical question is whether such expectations are revised when disconfirming experiences are made (e.g., less pain than expected). This study examined how people adjust their pain expectations when the experience of decreasing pain is expected vs. unexpected.