Attention is a key concept in many theories of pain perception. A clinically popular idea is
that pain is more intense in persons who are hypervigilant for or bias their attention to pain …

In recent years, anxiety sensitivity (AS) has demonstrated applicability across a wide range
of conditions. An area of particular interest has been the association between AS and pain …

Math can be difficult, and for those with high levels of mathematics-anxiety (HMAs), math is
associated with tension, apprehension, and fear. But what underlies the feelings of dread …

We investigated the factor structure, reliability estimates, and correlates of the Anxiety
Sensitivity Index–3 (ASI–3;) in 2 studies. We established a bifactor model in Study 1 as an …

The fear avoidance model (FAM) represents a cognitive–behavioral explanatory approach
for pain chronification. The core assumption is that fear of pain (FOP) following an acute pain …

Acute pain informs the individual that there is an imminent threat of body damage, and is
associated with the urge to escape and avoid. Fear learning takes place when neutral …

The aim of this study was to examine whether increases in severity of subclinical
inflammation, measured by high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), increased …

Background Previous research on the fear-avoidance model (FAM) of chronic pain suggests
that the personality traits of neuroticism and negative affect (NA) influence pain …

Mathematics plays an important part in every person's life, so why isn't everyone good at it?
The Routledge International Handbook of Dyscalculia and Mathematical Learning …

Several empirical studies have shown that personal characteristics act as differential
variables, which determine how pain is experienced and how the chronic pain patient …