Perhaps there is a point at which the seriousness of the injury might reverse the pain-reducing effect? Fortunately, I don't know from such personal experience. My wife enjoyed watching surgery on her hand, and I enjoyed watching some minor surgery I underwent. Enjoy= fascinated and curious. Watching yourself being attended to is also different than the moment of actual injury tho ;-). Gary
GPeterson SVSU Gary's iPad On Mar 1, 2011, at 3:55 PM, don allen <dap...@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > Hi Rick- > > An interesting study especially since it goes counter to what I experience > when subjected to painful stimuli. Two years ago I slipped while walking down > a metal gangplank. In doing so I tore up my elbow. Helpful onlookers wanted > to help me off with my jacket to see how bad the damage was. I declined > because I knew that it would hurt a lot more once I saw all of the blood and > torn flesh. Does anyone else have a similar reaction to serious injury? > > -Don. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Rick Froman <rfro...@jbu.edu> > Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 9:19 am > Subject: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > > From the weekly update of what's new in Psychological Science > > (see below). > > > > > > > > I am thinking about making hand mirrors out of those passenger > > side rear view mirrors that shrink everything you see. It could > > be used for headaches or at the dentist's office or while giving > > birth. (Remember that these posts are archived so I now have > > first dips on the patent for this use). > > > > > > > > Visual Distortion of Body Size Modulates Pain > > Perception<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wlvwawcab&et=1104650828722&s=13499&e=001vASXMZQQozWeQkmhuPfzUfd0MVrLLWjoz-tQZLG0OKKHf7PDYk_tMaYZyIboAN_CMsYCyhUFyfqFGxZgmIKDbiOdc8qQJHa-997hWNWJrdJurZzwhKNrUilyuqJ20zUXK3OcjFyuCCtIvJWmhORH4b_i74gz6CLYCe8SKTGcAYtM5I-2csLc3BwIiXn8XkGQsN8bzmhc8-vcqWRwsbOvcV51mefovCVXww0DNgkrAXw=> > > Flavia Mancini, Matthew R. Longo, Marjolein P.M. Kammers, and > > Patrick Haggard > > Prior studies have demonstrated that when people look at their > > own bodies, the intensity of pain they report is reduced. To > > investigate whether the visual size of the body would modulate > > pain responses, 18 participants viewed either their own hands or > > a neutral object in a mirror, and different mirrors were used to > > create three size conditions. When their hands were heated with > > a probe, the individuals who could see their hands had higher > > heat-pain thresholds compared to those who viewed neutral > > objects. Participants who saw their hand size enlarged also had > > higher heat-pain thresholds than those who saw their hand size > > reduced. These results demonstrate that visual distortions of > > body size can modulate pain. > > > > Rick > > > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > > Professor of Psychology > > Box 3055 > > John Brown University > > 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > > rfro...@jbu.edu > > (479)524-7295 > > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > > > "The LORD detests both Type I and Type II errors." Proverbs 17:15 > > > > > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: dap...@shaw.ca. > > To unsubscribe click here: > > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=9094or > > send a blank email to > > leave-9094-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > Don Allen > Retired professor > Langara College > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: peter...@svsu.edu. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=9099 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-9099-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9102 or send a blank email to leave-9102-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
