I remember a poster at APS last year on this topic ... let me try to find it. In the meantime, I would suggest an interaction between personality and effect on pain (or at least on willingness to watch). During the few medical procedures I have undergone I was like Don and wanted to avoid seeing/hearing (no mirrors, turn off the HR sound, etc) and wanted to curl up with eyes closed until it was over. I am also an Introvert, and suspect it was "too much stimulation". Aren't introverts overly sensitive to stimuli? Gary suggested a role for the seriousness of the injury - an interesting idea that may relate to a stimulus overload effect.
========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Director, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Peterson" <[email protected]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 4:19:07 PM Subject: Re: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? Perhaps there is a point at which the seriousness of the injury might reverse the pain-reducing effect? Fortunately, I don't know from such personal experience. My wife enjoyed watching surgery on her hand, and I enjoyed watching some minor surgery I underwent. Enjoy= fascinated and curious. Watching yourself being attended to is also different than the moment of actual injury tho ;-). Gary GPeterson SVSU Gary's iPad On Mar 1, 2011, at 3:55 PM, don allen < [email protected] > wrote: Hi Rick- An interesting study especially since it goes counter to what I experience when subjected to painful stimuli. Two years ago I slipped while walking down a metal gangplank. In doing so I tore up my elbow. Helpful onlookers wanted to help me off with my jacket to see how bad the damage was. I declined because I knew that it would hurt a lot more once I saw all of the blood and torn flesh. Does anyone else have a similar reaction to serious injury? -Don. ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Froman < [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, March 1, 2011 9:19 am Subject: [tips] Anyone else thinking of possible applications? To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" < [email protected] > > From the weekly update of what's new in Psychological Science > (see below). > > > > I am thinking about making hand mirrors out of those passenger > side rear view mirrors that shrink everything you see. It could > be used for headaches or at the dentist's office or while giving > birth. (Remember that these posts are archived so I now have > first dips on the patent for this use). > > > > Visual Distortion of Body Size Modulates Pain > Perception< > http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=wlvwawcab&et=1104650828722&s=13499&e=001vASXMZQQozWeQkmhuPfzUfd0MVrLLWjoz-tQZLG0OKKHf7PDYk_tMaYZyIboAN_CMsYCyhUFyfqFGxZgmIKDbiOdc8qQJHa-997hWNWJrdJurZzwhKNrUilyuqJ20zUXK3OcjFyuCCtIvJWmhORH4b_i74gz6CLYCe8SKTGcAYtM5I-2csLc3BwIiXn8XkGQsN8bzmhc8-vcqWRwsbOvcV51mefovCVXww0DNgkrAXw= > > > Flavia Mancini, Matthew R. Longo, Marjolein P.M. Kammers, and > Patrick Haggard > Prior studies have demonstrated that when people look at their > own bodies, the intensity of pain they report is reduced. To > investigate whether the visual size of the body would modulate > pain responses, 18 participants viewed either their own hands or > a neutral object in a mirror, and different mirrors were used to > create three size conditions. When their hands were heated with > a probe, the individuals who could see their hands had higher > heat-pain thresholds compared to those who viewed neutral > objects. Participants who saw their hand size enlarged also had > higher heat-pain thresholds than those who saw their hand size > reduced. These results demonstrate that visual distortions of > body size can modulate pain. > > Rick > > Dr. Rick Froman, Chair > Division of Humanities and Social Sciences > Professor of Psychology > Box 3055 > John Brown University > 2000 W. University Siloam Springs, AR 72761 > [email protected] > (479)524-7295 > http://tinyurl.com/DrFroman > > "The LORD detests both Type I and Type II errors." Proverbs 17:15 > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98f18&n=T&l=tips&o=9094or > send a blank email to > leave-9094-13157.966b795bc7f3ccb35e3da08aebe98...@fsulist.frostburg.edu Don Allen Retired professor Langara College --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd94b&n=T&l=tips&o=9099 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9099-13445.e3edca0f6e68bfb76eaf26a8eb6dd...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected] . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=9102 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-9102-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=9103 or send a blank email to leave-9103-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
