Speaker: Professor Edmund Keogh
Professor of Psychology Bath Centre for Pain Research and Department of Psychology, University of Bath

Chaired by Dr Ruth Hackett
Lecturer in Health Psychology, Health Psychology Section, Department of Psychology

Although unpleasant, pain is essential for survival, motivating us to engage in protective behaviours and reduce harm. However, pain can also develop into a highly disabling chronic condition, which requires a biopsychosocial approach to fully understand and manage it. Pain is also highly variable, with sex and gender accounting for some of this variation.

This presentation starts by critical reviewing the evidence that men and women differ in pain, drawing on epidemiological, experimental and clinical research. It will show that women typically exhibit a greater vulnerability to pain and painful conditions, although there is variation within, as well as between, the sexes.

The second part of the presentation will consider the biopsychosocial determinants of men and women’s pain. It will pay particular attention to recent work that focuses on psychosocial mechanisms, and in particular, the role that social context might play. It will be argued that a sex and gender approach to pain can help understand the variation in men and women’s pain, and point to new directions for research and treatment.

Networking opportunity available afterwards.

Unless otherwise stated, booking is not necessary. Due to limited seating, we recommend you arrive on time in order to secure your place.

 

 

 

Other seminars you may be interested in....

• 5th May  *
  Speaker: Prof. Araujo Soares (Professor of Health Psychology & Public Health, Institute of Health and Society, Medical Faculty, Newcastle University)
  Chaired by: TBC
• 2nd June  *
  Speaker: Prof. Madelynne Arden (Professor of Health Psychology, Director of Centre for Behavioural Science and Applied Psychology, Sheffield Hallam University)
  Chaired by: Joe Chilcot

* Titles of Seminars to be announced soon.