Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5879322 | The Journal of Pain | 2015 | 13 Pages |
Abstract
This article reports no immediate differences between counterconditioning and extinction in reducing pain-related fear in the laboratory. Unexpectedly, both methods also altered stimulus valence. However, we cautiously suggest that methods explicitly focusing on altering the affective valence of feared movements may improve the long-term effectiveness of fear reduction and prevent relapse.
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Authors
Ann Meulders, Petra A. Karsdorp, Nathalie Claes, Johan W.S. Vlaeyen,