Hi John- I agree that there are probably personality variables involved in the perception of pain (and might also be combined with the intensity of pain), but I don't think that the relationship is a simple one. While I knew that I would feel more pain when I saw my injury it was not as a result of "queasyness". I don't mind blood & guts whether my own or others. Years ago when I had to have an endoscopy the doctor asked if I would like some Valium first. I said, "No thanks, but I'd really like you to hand me the teaching arm of the scope." It was interesting to be able to look at the inside of my stomach in real time (especially since everything was fine!). That aside I know that when I look at a wound it will always be more painful. It may be because before I look at it I can imagine that it is minor, but once viewed I decide that a wound of that magnitude should hurt a lot. Maybe this is unique to me, but if you can find that poster session paper I would be very interested in reading it.
Thanks, -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: John Kulig <ku...@mail.plymouth.edu> Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 1:28 pm Subject: Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > > I remember a poster at APS last year on this topic ... let me > try to find it. In the meantime, I would suggest an interaction > between personality and effect on pain (or at least on > willingness to watch). During the few medical procedures I have > undergone I was like Don and wanted to avoid seeing/hearing (no > mirrors, turn off the HR sound, etc) and wanted to curl up with > eyes closed until it was over. I am also an Introvert, and > suspect it was "too much stimulation". Aren't introverts overly > sensitive to stimuli? Gary suggested a role for the seriousness > of the injury - an interesting idea that may relate to a > stimulus overload effect. > > > ========================== > John W. Kulig, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Director, Psychology Honors > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > ========================== > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gerald Peterson" <peter...@svsu.edu> > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu>Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 > 4:19:07 PM > Subject: Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? > > > > > > 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." 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