Individual differences in cold pressor pain tolerance.
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Title
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Individual differences in cold pressor pain tolerance.
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Identifier
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AAI3024810
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identifier
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3024810
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Creator
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Kuhl, John Peter.
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Contributor
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Adviser: W. Crawford Clark
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Date
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2001
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Experimental | Psychology, Physiological | Psychology, Personality
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Abstract
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Verbal ratings during cold pressor stimulation were made by 31 pain-tolerant (PT) and 73 pain-intolerant (PI) normal healthy men and women of African-American, Euro-American, and Puerto Rican descent. PTs all endured 180 seconds of ice-water immersion; PIs endured 53 [SD 36] seconds. The latency to report SEVERE PAIN was significantly longer for PTs than PIs, but latencies to reports of COLD, VERY COLD, FAINT PAIN, and MODERATE PAIN did not differ between groups. PTs reported significantly more pain and more severe pain than did PIs. In response to the Multidimensional Affect and Pain Survey (MAPS) immediately following immersion, PTs reported higher mean ratings for significantly greater numbers of both SOMATOSENSORY and EMOTIONAL word clusters and individual words, but there were no differences in WELL-BEING ratings. PTs and PIs did not differ in State or Trait Anxiety, on any subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory, or on any hardiness scales of the Personal Views Survey. Results indicate that: (1) PTs do not demonstrate lesser pain sensitivity or general willingness to report pain than PIs, but do endure more stimulation before calling pain "severe," and (2) PTs and PIs do not significantly differ in a range of personality measures including anxiety. Future studies are suggested to further explore what accounts for greater pain tolerance by some individuals.
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
