Effects of Familial Pain Models on Daily Pain Indices and Performance during the Cold Pressor Task

1999 ◽  
Vol 84 (3) ◽  
pp. 955-960 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amos Zeichner ◽  
Sabina Widner ◽  
Michael Loftin ◽  
Georgia Panopoulos ◽  
Joseph Allen
Keyword(s):  
High Frequency ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Current Response ◽  
Cold Pressor Task ◽  
Pain Models ◽  
Pain Ratings ◽  
Subjective Pain ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Pain History

To understand better the role of pain history in current response to pain episodes, this research examined pain-related indices from the patient's family of origin and their relationships to the patient's coping with acute pain. Participants were 42 healthy men and women who provided information about their own and their family's pain history and then were administered a cold pressor task. High frequency of family pain modeling was associated with higher frequency of current pain episodes, more types of pain, greater intensity, and also lower physiological arousal and subjective pain ratings during the cold pressor. The findings underscore the relationships between familial pain modeling and current pain-related functioning.

Effects of Frequency of Pain Report on Subjective Pain Ratings of the Cold Pressor Task

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1263-1266
Author(s):  
Michael Loftin ◽  
Amos Zeichner ◽  
Matthew Given
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Cold Pressor Task ◽  
Pain Ratings ◽  
Subjective Pain ◽  
Pain Report

Differences in methodology among studies using the cold pressor task have affected the level of pain reported by subjects. This study was designed to assess the effects of varying frequency of self-report on intensity of subjective pain ratings. In a sample of 108 subjects, significant differences in pain ratings were found between subjects who rated their pain at 50-sec. intervals and groups who rated at lower or higher frequencies. Analysis indicated that the frequency of reporting pain may influence the coping strategies used by patients with pain and should be considered carefully by researchers.

Sex Differences in Pain Indices, Exercise, and Use of Analgesics

2000 ◽  
Vol 86 (1) ◽  
pp. 129-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amos Zeichner ◽  
Michael Loftin ◽  
Georgia Panopoulos ◽  
Sabina Widner ◽  
Joseph Allen
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Sex Differences ◽  
Acute Pain ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Cold Pressor Task ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Subjective Pain ◽  
Pain Frequency ◽  
Pain Symptoms ◽  
Daily Pain

To understand better reported sex differences in sensitivity to pain, this study examined daily pain frequency and intensity, use of analgesics, physical activity, and both subjective and physiological response to acute pain in 18 men and 24 women, healthy people who provided information about their daily pain symptoms and physical activity before completing a cold pressor task. Compared to men, women reported more frequent and intense pain symptoms, as well as more frequent use of analgesics and lower physical activity. Women evinced higher physiological arousal during the cold pressor task but similar subjective pain. The findings highlight the different ways men and women cope with pain and the effect on their responses to acute pain.

scholarly journals The Computer-Assisted Cognitive/Imagery System for Use in the Management of Pain

2004 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J Borckardt ◽  
Jarred Younger ◽  
Justin Winkel ◽  
Michael R Nash ◽  
Darlene Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Cold Pressor Task ◽  
Management Group ◽  
Pain Management Program ◽  
Subjective Pain

BACKGROUND:There is growing interest in computer-delivered psychological interventions for a number of clinical conditions, including pain.OBJECTIVES:This study tests the effectiveness of a new computer-delivered pain-management program using a laboratory pain paradigm.METHODS:One hundred twenty undergraduate students were randomly assigned to either the computerized pain-management group or the distraction control group. Subjects underwent a cold-pressor task and were asked to continuously rate their subjective pain experience.RESULTS:Women receiving the computerized pain management intervention were able to tolerate the cold-pressor task longer than those in the control group. No effect was found for men. Subjective pain ratings were consistently lower during the cold-pressor task for subjects in the computerized pain-management group regardless of sex. Subjects receiving the computerized intervention reported feeling more comfortable and relaxed than control subjects during the cold-pressor task.CONCLUSIONS:Findings indicate that further investigations of the program used in this study are warranted to determine its potential clinical utility and that of similar computerized interventions for pain.

scholarly journals Cold pressor pain and gambling disorder: implications for the opioid system

CNS Spectrums ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 426-433 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jon E. Grant ◽  
Samuel R. Chamberlain
Keyword(s):  
Gambling Disorder ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Pain Tolerance ◽  
Opioid System ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Kaplan Meier ◽  
Pain Ratings ◽  
Subjective Pain ◽  
Future Work

ObjectiveGambling disorder (GD) is a common, disabling condition that often is exacerbated by stressful life events. Under stress, the sympathetic nervous system and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis are activated. The question, therefore, arises as to whether an abnormal sympathetic response can be found in individuals with GD.MethodAdult individuals with GD and no current co-occurring mental disorders were enrolled. Participants completed impulsivity and gambling-related questionnaires and underwent cold pressor evaluation. GD participants were compared with controls on measures of heart rate, blood pressure, and pain.ResultsFifteen people with GD and 18 controls completed the study. Kaplan–Meier analysis indicated that the GD group withdrew their hand from the painful stimulus more rapidly than controls (Wilcoxon chi-square = 3.87, p = 0.049), suggestive of lesser pain tolerance. Subjective pain ratings and cardiovascular measurements did not significantly differ between groups.ConclusionsIndividuals with GD manifested a relative intolerance to pain on the cold pressor paradigm, even though they physiologically did not seem to experience greater pain. Given the role of the opioid system in pain processing, it would be valuable in future work to examine whether cold pressor measures can predict response to treatments in GD, including with opioid antagonists.

scholarly journals The Role of Musical Attributes in Music-induced Analgesia: A Preliminary Brief Report

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Basiński ◽  
Agata Zdun-Ryżewska ◽  
Mikołaj Majkowicz
Keyword(s):  
Pain Perception ◽  
Experimental Pain ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Pain Modulation ◽  
Pain Tolerance ◽  
Cold Pressor Task ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Pain Ratings ◽  
Musical Characteristics ◽  
Average Pain

Music-induced analgesia (MIA) is the ability of music to influence pain perception. Although this phenomenon has been extensively studied in recent years, only a few studies have addressed what musical characteristics are optimal for MIA. Here, we present a novel approach to this topic, using a recently proposed model of music attribute preferences. The model addresses three musical dimensions: arousal, valence, and depth. Thirty participants (fifteen women and fifteen men, M age = 37.1 years, standard deviation = 15.7) were subjected to experimental pain stimulation (cold-pressor task) while listening to music characteristic of the three attribute dimensions. There was also a control condition, where participants listened to white noise. Results showed that average pain ratings were significantly lower in arousal (p = .002) and depth (p = .01) conditions in comparison to the control condition. Furthermore, participants showed increased pain tolerance in musical conditions in comparison to the control condition (p = .04). The results contribute to better understanding of the mechanisms of pain modulation, and to the development of novel evidence-based therapies of chronic pain. In the advent of on-line music streaming services, this research opens new possibilities for music-based pain interventions.

scholarly journals The impact of maternal child- and self-oriented pain-related injustice appraisals upon maternal attention to child pain, attention to anger, and pain-attending behavior

2021 ◽  
pp. 204946372110570
Author(s):  
Fleur Baert ◽  
Dimitri Van Ryckeghem ◽  
Alvaro Sanchez-Lopez ◽  
Megan M Miller ◽  
Adam T Hirsh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Attentional Bias ◽  
Cold Pressor ◽  
Attention Allocation ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Cold Pressor Task ◽  
Free Viewing ◽  
Attending Behavior ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Maternal Child

Objectives The current study investigated the role of maternal child- and self-oriented injustice appraisals about child pain in understanding maternal attention for child pain and adult anger cues and pain-attending behavior. Methods Forty-four children underwent a painful cold pressor task (CPT) while their mother observed. Eye tracking was used to measure maternal attention to child pain and adult anger cues. Initial attention allocation and attentional maintenance were indexed by probability of first fixation and gaze duration, respectively. Maternal pain-attending behaviors toward the child were videotaped and coded after CPT completion. Mothers also rated the intensity of pain and anger cues used in the free-viewing tasks. All analyses controlled for maternal catastrophizing about child pain. Results Neither child-oriented nor self-oriented injustice was associated with maternal attentional bias toward child pain. Regarding attention toward self-relevant anger cues, differential associations were observed for self- and child-oriented injustice appraisals, with maternal self-oriented injustice being associated with a greater probability of first fixating on anger and with higher anger ratings, whereas maternal child-oriented injustice was associated with enhanced attentional maintenance toward anger. Neither type of maternal injustice appraisals was associated with maternal pain-attending behavior, which was only associated with maternal catastrophizing. Conclusions The current study sheds light on potential differential mechanisms through which maternal self- vs. child-oriented injustice appraisals may exert their impact on parent and child pain-related outcomes. Theoretical implications and future directions are discussed.

Trace nanoanalysis

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 940-941
Author(s):  
D. E. Newbury ◽  
R. D. Leapman
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Detection Efficiency ◽  
Volume Element ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Trace Constituents ◽  
Secondary Ion ◽  
Concentration Levels ◽  
Structure Properties

Trace constituents, which can be very loosely defined as those present at concentration levels below 1 percent, often exert influence on structure, properties, and performance far greater than what might be estimated from their proportion alone. Defining the role of trace constituents in the microstructure, or indeed even determining their location, makes great demands on the available array of microanalytical tools. These demands become increasingly more challenging as the dimensions of the volume element to be probed become smaller. For example, a cubic volume element of silicon with an edge dimension of 1 micrometer contains approximately 5×1010 atoms. High performance secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS) can be used to measure trace constituents to levels of hundreds of parts per billion from such a volume element (e. g., detection of at least 100 atoms to give 10% reproducibility with an overall detection efficiency of 1%, considering ionization, transmission, and counting).

The Relation Between Financial Incentives, Motivation, and Performance

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 61-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anaïs Thibault Landry ◽  
Marylène Gagné ◽  
Jacques Forest ◽  
Sylvie Guerrero ◽  
Michel Séguin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Financial Incentives ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Autonomous Motivation ◽  
Compensation Plans ◽  
Work Settings ◽  
Path Analyses ◽  
Three Samples ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Performance Results

Abstract. To this day, researchers are debating the adequacy of using financial incentives to bolster performance in work settings. Our goal was to contribute to current understanding by considering the moderating role of distributive justice in the relation between financial incentives, motivation, and performance. Based on self-determination theory, we hypothesized that when bonuses are fairly distributed, using financial incentives makes employees feel more competent and autonomous, which in turn fosters greater autonomous motivation and lower controlled motivation, and better work performance. Results from path analyses in three samples supported our hypotheses, suggesting that the effect of financial incentives is contextual, and that compensation plans using financial incentives and bonuses can be effective when properly managed.

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