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Psychological Techniques for Controlling Pain and Suffering:
Cognitive Strategies:
2 classes: dissociation and association
Dissociative strategy dissociating, or distracting oneself from the painful sensory
input. This can be done by directing attention to other features of the external situation,
or by repeating a thought or word to your self.
o Proven to be most effective with a great deal of concentration
Associative strategy Focus attention on the physical sensations and study them in a
detached and unemotional fashion. When pain is intense this strategy can be better
than the other (usually when pain is too difficult to ignore).
o One strategy is to use the Dissociative technique, but once the pain is too intense
switch to the associative strategy
Hospital Intervention: Giving Patients Informational Control:
Knowing the info relayed to a painful stimuli can provide a kind of cognitive control
because it tells us what to expect
For example, after an operation it may be helpful to be aware of sensory information
knowing what you will feel after the operation. Pain described would be seen as a
normal consequence of the surgery and part of the recovery process as opposed to a
sign of danger
Procedural Information helps you understand what is being done and why. This gives
a sense of predictability and control
Coping guidance how to handle the pain or other complications from the surgery or
cognitive processes to help deal with the pain during the recovery process
Surgical patient’s that are informed in these areas show better recovery and require
less pain medication than those treated in a traditional fashion seen especially in
children
A Key Behavioural Strategy: Becoming Active Again:
Recovering patients who avoid activity and become overly protective of an injured body
part are at risk for developing a chronic pain condition
It is important to return to activity after a injury as soon as the healing process will
allow
With disuse, the eventual use of the musculoskeletal system is painful
It is better to become active once an injury is healed
Health Promotion and Illness Prevention:
Behaviour plays a crucial role in health maintenance
Health Psychology studies psychological and behavioural factors in the prevention
and treatment of illness and in the maintenance of health.
By modifying health behaviour illness can be prevented, which can result in both
financial savings and the avoidance of illness-produced distress
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