PSYC 215 Study Guide - Dental Fear, 26 Men, Gingivitis

• School: McGill University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 215
• Professor: Michael Sullivan

Document Summary

The effect of disclosure on pain during dental hygiene treatment: the moderating role of catastrophizing: authors: michael j. l. Instructions to suppress thoughts about pain lead to heightened pain experience: disclosure condition catastrophizers/non-catastrophizers did not differ significantly in their pain/emotional distress. Total number of words divided by total number of words in thought record to yield a proportionate index of emotional content. Thoughts records of participants in disclosure condition contained significantly greater proportion of emotion words than those in control condition. Catastrophizers used a higher proportion of emotion words than non- catastrophizers: pain analyzed as two-way factorial with level of catastrophizing (high/low) and condition (disclosure/control) Control condition catastrophizers reported significantly more pain than. Disclosure condition catastrophizers and non-catastrophizers differed non-catastrophizers slightly in pain ratings. Catastrophizers in disclosure condition reported significantly less pain than catastrophizers in control condition. Non-catastrophizers in control and disclosure different not significant: emotional distress analyzed 2 ways (condition x level of catastrophizing)