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The Experiential Paradoxes of Pain.

Pain is far more than an aversive sensation. Chronic pain, in particular, involves the sufferer in a complex experience filled with ambiguity and paradox. The tensions thereby established, the unknowns, pressures, and oscillations, form a significant part of the painfulness of pain. This paper uses...

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Published in:Journal of Medicine & Philosophy Vol. 41; no. 5; pp. 444 - 461
Main Author: LEDER, DREW
Format: Journal Article
Published: Oxford University Press / USA Oct2016
Subjects:
Chronic pain
Chronic diseases
Pain management
Pain tolerance
Paradox
Chronic pain & psychology
Pain & psychology
Labor productivity
Self-perception
Time
Uncertainty
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