scholarly journals The Role of Anxiety Sensitivity, Fear of Pain and Experiential Avoidance in Experimental Pain

Psychology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 02 (08) ◽  
pp. 817-830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Isabel Masedo Gutiérrez ◽  
María Rosa Esteve Zarazaga ◽  
Stefaan Van Damme
Keyword(s):  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Experimental Pain ◽  
Fear Of Pain

The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and disordered eating: The mediating role of experiential avoidance

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 166-169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica J. Fulton ◽  
Jason M. Lavender ◽  
Matthew T. Tull ◽  
Angela S. Klein ◽  
Jennifer J. Muehlenkamp ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disordered Eating ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

scholarly journals Dispositional Affect in Unique Subgroups of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle B. Rice ◽  
Swati Mehta ◽  
Janet E. Pope ◽  
Manfred Harth ◽  
Allan Shapiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Rheumatoid Arthritis ◽  
Anxiety Sensitivity ◽  
Experiential Avoidance ◽  
Pain Catastrophizing ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
Fear Of Pain ◽  
Pain Anxiety ◽  
Pain Disability

Background. Patients with rheumatoid arthritis may experience increased negative outcomes if they exhibit specific patterns of dispositional affect.Objective. To identify subgroups of patients with rheumatoid arthritis based on dispositional affect. The secondary objective was to compare mood, pain catastrophizing, fear of pain, disability, and quality of life between subgroups.Methods. Outpatients from a rheumatology clinic were categorized into subgroups by a cluster analysis based on dispositional affect. Differences in outcomes were compared between clusters through multivariate analysis of covariance.Results. 227 patients were divided into two subgroups. Cluster 1 (n=85) included patients reporting significantly higher scores on all dispositional variables (experiential avoidance, anxiety sensitivity, worry, fear of pain, and perfectionism; allp<0.001) compared to patients in Cluster 2 (n=142). Patients in Cluster 1 also reported significantly greater mood impairment, pain anxiety sensitivity, and pain catastrophizing (allp<0.001). Clusters did not differ on quality of life or disability.Conclusions. The present study identifies a subgroup of rheumatoid arthritis patients who score significantly higher on dispositional affect and report increased mood impairment, pain anxiety sensitivity, and pain catastrophizing. Considering dispositional affect within subgroups of patients with RA may help health professionals tailor interventions for the specific stressors that these patients experience.

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