Experimental Evidence (Pain and Pain Management)

Question 1

Beecher, 1956 - tissue damage and pain

Answer 1

People with the same extent of tissue damage experienced different amounts of pain

Question 2

Linton et al, 2000 - Beliefs about pain and pain experience

Answer 2

Found that people that have a greater fear of pain and more actively avoid it have a more intense feeling of pain

Question 3

Sullivan et al, 2001 - perception of situation and pain

Answer 3

Presenting situations as worse than they are has been linked to both the onset of pain and longer term pain issues

Question 4

Eccleston, 1994 - Pain and attention

Answer 4

Pain demands attention proportional to the perceived threat value and environmental factors

Question 5

Turk et al, 1985 - expressions and pain

Answer 5

Found that people express pain differently under the same stimulation

Question 6

Van Tulder et al, 2000 - behavioural treatments and pain

Answer 6

Found that behavioural treatments significantly reduced pain intensity as well as increased functional ability (e.g. ability to go to work) and behavioural outcomes

Question 7

Basler and Rehfisch, 1990 - CBT and pain

Answer 7

Found that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) reduced the effects of chronic pain