The present narrative review addresses issues concerning the defining criteria and
conceptual underpinnings of pain catastrophizing. To date, the concept of pain …

Human fear conditioning research since Watson's case study on “Little Albert” has vastly
evolved and its impact today is reaching far beyond phobic anxiety. This review focuses on …

Approximately half of older adults experience fear of falling (FoF) but the aetiology is
unclear. The aim is to review the literature on physiological, mood and cognitive factors …

Objective: Provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) is a chronic vulvo-vaginal pain condition affecting
8% of premenopausal women. Cognitive–behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in managing …

Purpose Physical dysfunction in chronic low back pain patients is influenced by
psychological variables rather than by pain severity. Assessing personality traits may help …

Background The fear-avoidance model of chronic pain holds that individuals who
catastrophize in response to injury are at risk for pain-related fear and avoidance behavior …

This study aimed to assess the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy on the psychological
and physiological health of rheumatoid arthritis patients. An extensive literature search was …

Compared to the field of anxiety research, the use of fear conditioning paradigms for
studying chronic pain is relatively novel. Developments in identifying the neural correlates of …

Pain-related fear is typically associated with avoidance behavior and pain-related disability
in youth with chronic pain. Youth with elevated pain-related fear have attenuated treatment …

Cognitive models of chronic pain emphasize the critical role of pain catastrophizing in
attentional bias to pain-related stimuli. The aim of this study was (a) to investigate the …