Understanding Pain Catastrophizing: Causes, Effects, and Management
Received Date: Oct 01, 2025 / Published Date: Oct 29, 2025
Abstract
Pain catastrophizing, a maladaptive cognitive-affective response, significantly impacts pain perception, emotional distress, and functional outcomes. It is strongly associated with psychological distress, including anxiety and depression. Understanding its neural correlates and developing effective interventions such as CBT, ACT, and mindfulness-based therapies are crucial. Genetic, environmental, and social factors also play a role, influencing pain-related fear and avoidance behaviors. Reliable measurement tools are essential for assessment and intervention.
Keywords: Pain Catastrophizing脥戮 Maladaptive Cognitive-Affective Response脥戮 Psychological Distress脥戮 Neural Correlates脥戮 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy脥戮 Acceptance and Commitment Therapy脥戮 Mindfulness脥戮 Pain-Related Fear脥戮 Social Support脥戮 Measurement Tools
Citation: Foster A (2025) Understanding Pain Catastrophizing: Causes, Effects, and Management. jpar 14: 789. Doi: 10.4172/2167-0846.1000789
Copyright: © 2025 Andrew Foster This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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