The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Coping With Pain
The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Coping With Pain
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01643.x
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发表时间:
2009-08-01
影响因子:
7.2
通讯作者:
Wiech, Katja
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作者:
Edwards, Robert R.;Campbell, Claudia;Wiech, Katja
The biopsychosocial model treats pain as resulting from a complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. Individual differences in approaches to coping with pain-related symptoms are important determinants of pain-related outcomes, and are often classified under the "psychological" category within the biopsychosocial model. However, engagement in various cognitive, affective, and behavioral pain-coping strategies appears to exert biological effects, which we review here. Pain-coping activities such as catastrophizing, distracting oneself from pain sensations, or reappraisal of pain may exert effects on activity in a variety of pain-processing and pain-modulatory circuits within the brain, as well affect the functioning of neuromuscular, immune, and neuroendocrine systems. The interface between pain-related neurobiology and the use of specific pain-coping techniques represents an important avenue for future pain research.