A5056229039- Pain Management and Placebo Effect
- Empathy and Medical Education
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Jury Decision Making Processes
- Deception detection and forensic psychology
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology
- Cancer survivorship and care
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
University of Toledo
2016-2025
Ohio University
1998-2002
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis
2001
Placebo and nocebo effects occur in clinical or laboratory medical contexts after administration of an inert treatment as part active treatments are due to psychobiological mechanisms such expectancies the patient. studies have evolved from predominantly methodological research into a far-reaching interdisciplinary field that is unravelling neurobiological, behavioural underpinnings these phenomena broad variety conditions. As consequence, there increasing demand health professionals develop...
Motivational factors receive little attention in current theories of the placebo effect. Reasons for this position are reviewed, and an argument is made reconsidering influence motivation on The authors hypothesize that nonconscious goals alter reactions to a expectation. Specifically, predict effect most likely occur when individuals have goal can be fulfilled by confirmation tested notion 5 experiments. results demonstrate role across variety symptom domains via 4 different activation...
<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Clinical and laboratory studies demonstrate that placebo nocebo effects influence various symptoms conditions after the administration of both inert active treatments. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> There is an increasing need for up-to-date recommendations on how to inform patients about in clinical practice train clinicians disclose this information. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Based previous...
Research indicates that a positive relationship generally exists between dispositional optimism and goal engagement attainment. The authors argue, however, may not always be associated with more active pursuit. Rather, they hypothesized this is moderated by how highly prioritized. For high-priority goals, predicted optimistic individuals would indeed increase likely to attain their relative low in optimism. low-priority anticipated display greater or In 5 studies assessed these predictions...
Do optimistic expectations facilitate or hinder adaptive responses to relationship challenges? Traditionally, optimism has been characterized as a resource that encourages positive coping efforts within relationships. Yet, some work suggests can be liability, expecting the best may prevent individuals from taking proactive steps when confronted with difficulties. To reconcile these perspectives, current article argues greater attention must given way in which expectancies are conceptualized....
Research has shown that persons with mixed hand preference (i.e., who report using their non-dominant for at least some manual activities) display an increased tendency to update beliefs in response information inconsistent those beliefs. This been interpreted as reflecting the fact left hemisphere maintains our current while right evaluates and updates when appropriate. Belief evaluation is thus dependent on interhemispheric interaction, mixed-handedness associated interaction. In...
In modern health care, individuals frequently exercise choice over treatment alternatives. A growing body of research suggests that when choose between options, effectiveness can increase, although little experimental evidence exists clarifying this effect. Four studies were conducted to test the hypothesis exercising alternatives enhances outcomes by providing greater personal control. Consistent with possibility, in Study 1 who chronically desired control reported less pain from a...
Prior research has found affect to predict exercise. Little examined the causal influence of exercise-related on exercise intentions. The purpose this study was test whether expectations about post-exercise can be successfully manipulated produce changes in and We also tested cognitively elaborating expectation would increase duration effect. Participants (59 men, 89 women) were exposed an affective manipulation as well elaboration then completed 10 min light-intensity a stationary bicycle...
One contributing factor to the development of nocebo effects is information provided about possible side effects. However, nondisclosure can be problematic.We assessed whether positively framed effect (highlighting likelihood not experiencing effects) reduce compared negatively effects).One hundred twelve participants took part in research ostensibly assessing influence benzodiazepines (actually sham capsules) on anxiety. Participants were randomized receive a capsule with or four effects,...
Abstract Background and aim Despite recent publications, practitioners remain unfamiliar with the current terminology related to placebo nocebo phenomena observed in clinical trials practice, nor factors that modulate them. To cover gap, European Headache Federation appointed a panel of experts clarify terms associated use trials. Methods The working group identified relevant questions agreed upon recommendations. Because no data were required answer questions, GRADE approach was not...
Considerable evidence indicates that people overattribute causality to a given stimulus when it is salient or the focus of their attention—the so-called illusory-causation phenomenon. Although illusory causation has proved be quite robust and generalizable, compelling explanation for not been empirically documented. Four social-attribution studies were conducted test hypothesis occurs because information initially registered, perceptually organized, differently than nonsalient information....
Prior research has indicated that altering the perspective from which a videotaped confession is recorded influences assessments of confession's voluntariness. The authors examined whether this camera bias persists in more ecologically valid contexts. In Study 1, neither realistic trial simulation nor potentially corrective judicial instruction was sufficient to mitigate prejudicial effect on mock jurors' voluntariness or their all-important final verdicts. 2 suggests perhaps best use one...
Prior studies with patient samples have found dispositional optimism to be associated less pain. We examined the relationship between and experimental It was hypothesized that optimists generally cope a painful stimulus by mentally disengaging from However, if are prompted think about health well-being prior event, they more responsive Optimists pessimists were primed words related or neutral cold pressor task. Pain, distress, cardiovascular reactivity task assessed. Dispositional lower pain...
Although confrontations can be an effective means of reducing prejudicial responding, individuals often do not confront others due to the interpersonal costs. In present research, we examined intrapersonal implications confronting prejudice. three studies, female participants were exposed a confederate who made sexist remark. Consistent with self-justification theories, in Study 1, valued and given opportunity confront-but did not-subsequently more positive evaluations confederate. 2 found...
Subjective social status (SSS) has been shown to predict well-being and mental health, above beyond objective (OSS). However, little is known about the factors that moderate this relationship. Two studies explored whether link between SSS varied depending upon referent used for comparison in judgments. Participants judged their referents abstraction. A confirmatory factor analysis on judgments yielded two factors: (a) perceptions toward global (b) local referents. relative a was better...