Torturing personification of chronic pain among torture survivors

Volume: 99, Pages: 155 - 161
Published: Aug 1, 2017
Abstract
Consistent with the human tendency to anthropomorphize objects, events, and situations, individuals might ascribe human characteristics to physical symptoms and illnesses. This manuscript presents an examination of chronic pain personification in torture survivors. Specifically, it was hypothesized that torture survivors personify chronic pain as a torturing sensation. It was further hypothesized that PTSD mediates the effect of past torture on...
Paper Details
Title
Torturing personification of chronic pain among torture survivors
Published Date
Aug 1, 2017
Volume
99
Pages
155 - 161
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