Experimental pain models are frequently used to understand the influence of pain on the
control of human movement. In this systematic review, we assessed the effects of …

Despite being widely assumed, the worsening impact of unpredictability on pain perception
remains unclear because of conflicting empirical evidence, and a lack of systematic …

There is accumulating evidence that task demands and psychological states can affect
perceived pain intensity. Different accounts have been proposed to explain this attenuation …

Background There is broad evidence that optimism is associated with less pain, while pain
catastrophizing leads to increased pain. The aim of this study was to examine whether …

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Wirkung von Optimismus als Resilienzfaktor
gegen Schmerzen. Zu diesem Zweck wurde zunächst anhand eines systematischen …