Pain is considered a hardwired signal of bodily disturbance belonging to a basic
motivational system that urges the individual to act and to restore the body's integrity, rather …

Stress and pain are interleaved at multiple levels-interacting and influencing each other.
Both are modulated by psychosocial factors including fears, beliefs, and goals, and are …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

Highlights•We reviewed recent developments in the fear of movement-related pain and
avoidance.•Learning is key to acquisition, generalization, and extinction of pain-related …

This meta-analysis investigated whether more negative psychological factors are associated
with less spinal amplitude of movement and higher trunk muscle activity in individuals with …

Avoidance is a hallmark symptom and a primary maintaining factor in anxiety disorders.
Theories of anxiety disorders have focused not only on overt avoidance, but also on more …

BACKGROUND: Generic self-report measures do not reflect the complexity of a person's
pain-related behavior. Since variations in a person's fear of movement and avoidance …

Avoidance is generally adaptive, yet excessive rates of avoidance can become maladaptive
and lead to functional impairment and psychopathology. Laboratory-based treatment …

Pain, an indicator of potential tissue damage, ideally falls under individual control. Although
previous work shows a trend towards reduced pain in contexts where pain is controllable …

Anorexia Nervosa is a severe and disabling mental disorder and a huge challenge to treat.
Intense fears of eg, food, eating, weight gain and social evaluation are core features of …