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Pain behavior and the pretence of knowledge

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2003

Kenneth M. Prkachin
Kenneth M. Prkachin
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George, British Columbia, V2N 4Z9 Canada
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Abstract

A monolithic model that ignores functional and topographic distinctions among its components has dominated clinical accounts of pain behavior. This model contributes to a pretence of knowledge that affects the treatment of sufferers. This commentary addresses the role of the target article in correcting knowledge-pretence and introduces a complementary caveat about evolutionary psychology concepts.

Type
Brief Report
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 4 , August 2002 , pp. 470
Copyright
© 2002 Cambridge University Press

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