Pain and emotion: effects of affective picture modulation
Psychosomatic medicine, 2001•journals.lww.com
Results Viewing fear and disgust slides decreased pain intensity and unpleasantness
thresholds, but only the fear slides decreased pain tolerance. In contrast, viewing erotic, but
not nurturant, slides increased pain intensity and unpleasantness threshold ratings on the
visual analog scale in men, whereas neither nurturant nor erotic slides altered pain
tolerance. Conclusions These results are consistent with a motivational priming model that
predicts that unpleasant affective states should enhance pain and that pleasant affective …
thresholds, but only the fear slides decreased pain tolerance. In contrast, viewing erotic, but
not nurturant, slides increased pain intensity and unpleasantness threshold ratings on the
visual analog scale in men, whereas neither nurturant nor erotic slides altered pain
tolerance. Conclusions These results are consistent with a motivational priming model that
predicts that unpleasant affective states should enhance pain and that pleasant affective …
Results
Viewing fear and disgust slides decreased pain intensity and unpleasantness thresholds, but only the fear slides decreased pain tolerance. In contrast, viewing erotic, but not nurturant, slides increased pain intensity and unpleasantness threshold ratings on the visual analog scale in men, whereas neither nurturant nor erotic slides altered pain tolerance.
Conclusions
These results are consistent with a motivational priming model that predicts that unpleasant affective states should enhance pain and that pleasant affective states should attenuate it.
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