Direcionar a atenção para pistas internas e externas

: estarão esses processos relacionadas com a precisão a reportar dor?

Abstract

Purpose: Variability in pain reports has been a relatively neglected topic despiterecent work suggesting an important impact on pain assessment. The Focused Analgesia Selection Test (FAST) paradigm assesses this variability, but studies on this paradigm are still scarce. This dissertation studies the relation between this paradigm and the vulnerability to internal and/or external cues, suggesting that individuals who focus more on the former will demonstrate less variability compared to individuals who focus on the latter. Participants and method: 13 participants performed the FAST that assesses variability in pain reports and the Rubber Hand Illusion (RHI) that assesses vulnerability to external cues, through subjective (subjective belongingness questionnaire), behavioral (Propriceptive Drift) and physiological (galvanicresponse) measures in two conditions (synchronous and asynchronous). TheMultidimensional Assessment of Interoceptive Awareness questionnaire was also applied to assess interoceptive awareness and the Self-Awareness Scale to assess styles of self-awareness. Results: There were significant correlations between Proprioceptive Drift in the asynchronous condition of the RHI and the FAST, and between InteroceptiveAwareness in the subscale "Not-Worrying” and "Trusting" and the FAST. Proprioceptive Drift in the Asynchronous Condition correlated with "Not Distracting" and "Not-Worrying" subscales of Interoceptive Awareness. PrivateSelf-Awareness and Proprioceptive Drift also correlated in the synchronous condition. Conclusion: Lower variability in pain reports may be related to higher resistance to tactile cues. Different types of external cues can have different valuations. The way an individual processes external or internal cues is relevant for perception, and external cues should not necessarily be perceived as a source of distortion because they may reduce manipulation and suggestibility effects. More studies are essential to further explore these issues and their impact on pain assessment.

Date of Award	7 Jul 2021
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Rita Canaipa (Supervisor) & Roi Treister (Co-Supervisor)