Human fear conditioning research since Watson's case study on “Little Albert” has vastly
evolved and its impact today is reaching far beyond phobic anxiety. This review focuses on …

Fear motivates different types of defensive behaviors. These behaviors are, however, not
mere byproducts of fear. In this review, we highlight a bi-directional relationship between …

The primary objective of this paper is to discuss how a resilience approach to (chronic) pain
may advance our current understanding of (mal) adaptation to pain. Different resilience …

Highlights•We reviewed recent developments in the fear of movement-related pain and
avoidance.•Learning is key to acquisition, generalization, and extinction of pain-related …

The Best Possible Self (BPS) exercise promotes a positive view of oneself in the best
possible future, after working hard towards it. Since the first work that attempted to examine …

Phantom limb pain (PLP) is a common phenomenon occurring after the amputation of a limb
and can be accompanied by serious suffering. Psychological factors have been shown to …

Since its inception in 2001, the best possible selves (BPS) activity has been the focus of
more than 30 studies which have shown it to be a viable intervention for increasing …

Study Design Clinical measurement, cross-sectional. Background Pain-associated
psychological distress adversely influences outcomes for patients with musculoskeletal pain …

Chronic pain affects more individuals than does cancer, heart disease, and diabetes
combined. Yet, our treatment options remain remarkably limited. Often, highly effective …

The best-possible-self intervention has been shown to effectively increase positive affect
and optimism. Differences in timing and conceptualization of outcome assessments …