Testing hyperalgesia and hypoalgesia in human pain reactivity using shock and radiant heat /

adaptive model of injury related behavior.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rhudy, Jamie Lynn
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
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Summary:adaptive model of injury related behavior.
became hypoalgesic to unpredictable shocks, but women
current models of pain
defensive (active vs. passive) reactions which result
different measures of pain reactivity, reducing
effects using parallel methodology. Experiment 1
elects observed in pain reactivity reflect different
examined the elects of an unpredictable shock and the
Experiment 2 examined the effects of the same
from divergent emotions (fear and anxiety), rather
genders. These results suggest that the divergent
inducing stimulus. Experiment 1 revealed that shock
investigated whether humans exhibit similar divergent
measured using a gradually incremented shock (putative
modulation. These studies have shown that exposure to
reactivity (hypoalgesia) on spinally mediated tests
Recent animal studies pose a serious challenge for raphics.
resulted in hyperkinesia. Experiment 2 found that men
resulted in hypoalgesia, while threat of shock
Results are interpreted using Walters' (1994) general
similar to Experiment 1, with the exception that
supraspinal mediation). Experiment 3 used a procedure
supraspinally mediated tests. The present experiments
than a supraspinal vs spinal mediation difference.
the same aversive stimulus has opposite effects on
threat of an unpredictable shock on pain thresholds
unpredictable noise bursts were used as the stress-
unpredictable shock and its threat on pain thresholds
using a radiant heat test (putative spinal mediation).
were hyperalgesic following noises. The effects of
were hyperalgesic. Experiment 3 indicated that men
while increasing reactivity (hyperalgesia) on
Item Description:"Major subject: psychology".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 102 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (leaves 90-101).