That's OK. Thanks for trying. -Don.
----- Original Message ----- From: John Kulig <ku...@mail.plymouth.edu> Date: Wednesday, March 2, 2011 10:59 am Subject: Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> > Hi Don > > OK, I pulled a blank on the APS poster .. I remember something > related, but can't easily find. I still have my APS 2010 Poster > book, but there were zillions of posters and no easy way to > search them .. > > John K > > ========================== > John W. Kulig, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Director, Psychology Honors > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > ========================== > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "don allen" <dap...@shaw.ca> > To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" > <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu>Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 > 7:06:09 PM > Subject: Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? > > > > 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 readi > ng 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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