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- verb Present participle of
catastrophize .
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Fortunately, pain catastrophizing is responsive to cognitive behavioural therapy, with clinically relevant improvements in upto 50% of individuals.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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In routine practice, pain catastrophizing can be easily and reliably assessed with questionnaires like this one, which can be scored like this.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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In another recent study by Tamara Somers and colleagues from Duke University, morbidly obese patients with osteoarthritis (OA) reported higher levels of pain catastrophizing than OA patients in the overweight and obese category.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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Studies in patients with fibromyalgia show that pain catastrophizing is associated with increased activity in brain areas related to anticipation of pain (medial frontal cortex, cerebellum), attention to pain (dorsal ACC, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex), emotional aspects of pain (claustrum, closely connected to amygdala) and motor control.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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I would have little doubt that failure to recognize and address pain catastrophizing increases the likelihood of further weight gain and disability in patients with severe obesity.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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The relationship between pain catastrophizing and eating behaviour is of particular interest, as high-fat and high-sucrose foods have been shown to increase pain tolerance.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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Pain catastrophizing now accounts for a substantial proportion of pain-related disability.
Dr. Sharma’s Obesity Notes » Blog Archive » Pain Catastrophizing in Severe Obesity 2008
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Do you spend a lot of time 'catastrophizing'-worrying about something that hasn't happened yet and might not happen at all, or thinking bleakly about events in the past?
Slow Leadership 2009
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Second, if soldiers are anxious or angry because they believe that an ego-tripping commanding officer is going to get them killed, do NOT tell them to stop "catastrophizing"; instead take what they say seriously.
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Second, if soldiers are anxious or angry because they believe that an ego-tripping commanding officer is going to get them killed, do NOT tell them to stop "catastrophizing"; instead take what they say seriously.
caruso.g commented on the word catastrophizing
Those who exagerate the negative consequences that they foresee are catastrophising
September 14, 2009