Training naive subjects in using micro‐phenomenological self‐inquiry to investigate pain and suffering during headaches.
Micro‐phenomenology is a method that generates rich and reliable reports of singular experiences in their pre‐reflective dimension. Usually it is employed using a second‐person interviewer. In this study we attempted to train naïve subjects in using self‐inquiry version of the method. 13 subjects me...
| Publicado en: | Scandinavian Journal of Psychology Vol. 64; no. 1; pp. 60 - 71 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Feb2023
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