Acceptance- versus Change-Based Pain Management: The Role of Psychological Acceptance

Autor/inn/en	Blacker, Kara J.; Herbert, James D.; Forman, Evan M.; Kounios, John
Titel	Acceptance- versus Change-Based Pain Management: The Role of Psychological Acceptance
Quelle	In: Behavior Modification, 36 (2012) 1, S.37-48 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-4455
DOI	10.1177/0145445511420281
Schlagwörter	Intervention; Pain; Psychological Patterns; Role; Comparative Analysis; Diagnostic Tests; Outcomes of Treatment; Psychotherapy; Individual Differences; Behavior Modification + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schmerz; Rollen; Diagnostic test; Diagnostischer Test; Psychotherapie; Individueller Unterschied; Behaviour modification; Verhaltensänderung
Abstract	This study compared two theoretically opposed strategies for acute pain management: an acceptance-based and a change-based approach. These two strategies were compared in a within-subjects design using the cold pressor test as an acute pain induction method. Participants completed a baseline pain tolerance assessment followed by one of the two interventions and another pain tolerance test. The alternate strategy was presented in a separate, but otherwise identical, experimental session. On average, both interventions significantly increased pain tolerance relative to baseline, with no significant difference between the two intervention conditions. Baseline psychological acceptance emerged as a significant moderator of intervention efficacy; individuals with a high level of acceptance benefited significantly more from the acceptance intervention, whereas those with a low level of acceptance benefited more from the change-based intervention. Implications for increasing the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic treatments based on individual differences are discussed. (Contains 1 note and 2 figures.) (As Provided).
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