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pain catastrophizing: a standalone construct

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paincatastrophizing1 CONSTRUCTPain catastrophizingSULLIVAN · HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

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an exaggerated negative mental set toward actual or anticipated pain, with rumination, magnification and helplessness.

In health psychology, pain catastrophizing refers to an exaggerated negative mental set toward actual or anticipated pain, with rumination, magnification and helplessness. This meaning comes from Sullivan (1995) in Psychological Assessment.[1]

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References

  1. Sullivan, M. J. L., Bishop, S. R., & Pivik, J. (1995). The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation. Psychological Assessment, 7(4), 524-532. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.7.4.524

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