Abstract:Catastrophizing is associated to occurrence and maintenance of magnified pain threshold, pain is related to worry and fear which leads to inability in diverting attention away from pain due to which psychological distress are supposed to be high irrespective to any type of discomfort. Fear of pain is a characteristic feature which describes a maladaptive cognitive expression by sufferers with anxiety and depressive symptoms. Catastrophizing pain has been interpreted as an emotional variable as fear of pain and… Show more
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