Paul Karoly is Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He is a clinical-health psychologist with over four decades of experience as a teacher and researcher. He has published extensively on and developed models of the goal-centered processes of self-regulation and self-control as applied to such topics as chronic pain, psychopathology, psychological assessment, and therapeutic change. He is editor or co-editor of ten other volumes, and serves as a reviewer for multiple pain journals. He is a fellow of Division 1 (General Psychology) and Division 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.Geert Crombez is Professor of Health Psychology at Ghent University, where he founded the health psychology research group. He has developed various theoretical models on pain, disability and suffering that have substantial impact on research and practice. He uses and develops innovative research methods to validate these models. Foundational to his research is amotivational perspective that is built around the powers of goals and self-regulation

"Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain provides an excellent, comprehensive overview and analyses of the importance of motivation in understanding and treating individuals with chronic pain. The contributors, all leaders in the field, present important new insights that will be valuable resources for clinical investigators as clinicians alike. I highly recommend this volume to all interested in the field of chronic pain." -- Dennis C. Turk, John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research, University of Washington

• Preface SECTION I: Fundamental Concepts and Models Chapter 1: A Goal-Center, Self-Regulatory Model of Motivation and its Relevance for Advancing the Study of Chronic PainPaul Karoly Chapter 2: Neural Mechanisms Underlying PainMassieh Moayedi and Karen D. Davis Chapter 3: Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Control in Pain ProcessingNancy A. Hamilton, Ruth Ann Atchley, Lauren Boddy, Erik Benau, and Ronald Freche Chapter 4: Learning and Conditioning in Chronic PainJohan W.S. Vlaeyen Chapter 5: Stress and Sensitization in Chronic PainDieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Henriët van Middendorp, and Andrea W.M. Evers SECTION II: Current Motivational Research Chapter 6: Pain and Attention: Towards a Motivational AccountDimiti van Ryckeghem and Geert Crombez Chapter 7: Chronic Pain and Interpersonal Processes: A Need-Based ApproachSara Kindt, Liesbet Goubert, Maarten Vansteenkiste, and Tine Vervoort Chapter 8: Avoidance and Endurance in Chronic Pain: A Self-Regulation PerspectiveMonika I. Hasenbring and Hanne Kindermanns Chapter 9: Chronic Pain and Goal Conflict/FrustrationNathalie Claes and Winifred Gebhardt Chapter 10: Chronic Pain and Psychopathology: Exploring the Motivational Context and its Clinical ImplicationsPaul Karoly SECTION III: Applied Considerations Chapter 11: Motivational Interviewing and Pain ManagementMark P. Jensen Chapter 12: A Motivational Perspective on Coping with PainStefaan Van Damme and Geert Crombez Chapter 13: The Nature and Adaptive Implications of Pain-Affect DynamicsMary C. Davis, Chung Mun, Dhwani Kothari, Shannon Moore, Crys Rivers, Kirti Thummala, and Giulia Weyrich Chapter 14: Motivation from the Perspective of Contextual Cognitive Behavioral Approaches and the Psychological Flexibility ModelLance McCracken and Whitney Scott Chapter 15: Enhancing Pain Self-Management via Internet-Based TechnologyLinda Ruehlman and Marian Wilson

Paul Karoly is Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He is a clinical-health psychologist with over four decades of experience as a teacher and researcher. He has published extensively on and developed models of the goal-centered processes of self-regulation and self-control as applied to such topics as chronic pain, psychopathology, psychological assessment, and therapeutic change. He is editor or co-editor of ten other volumes, and serves as a reviewer for multiple pain journals. He is a fellow of Division 1 (General Psychology) and Division 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.Geert Crombez is Professor of Health Psychology at Ghent University, where he founded the health psychology research group. He has developed various theoretical models on pain, disability and suffering that have substantial impact on research and practice. He uses and develops innovative research methods to validate these models. Foundational to his research is amotivational perspective that is built around the powers of goals and self-regulation

"Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain provides an excellent, comprehensive overview and analyses of the importance of motivation in understanding and treating individuals with chronic pain. The contributors, all leaders in the field, present important new insights that will be valuable resources for clinical investigators as clinicians alike. I highly recommend this volume to all interested in the field of chronic pain." -- Dennis C. Turk, John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research, University of Washington

• Preface SECTION I: Fundamental Concepts and Models Chapter 1: A Goal-Center, Self-Regulatory Model of Motivation and its Relevance for Advancing the Study of Chronic PainPaul Karoly Chapter 2: Neural Mechanisms Underlying PainMassieh Moayedi and Karen D. Davis Chapter 3: Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Control in Pain ProcessingNancy A. Hamilton, Ruth Ann Atchley, Lauren Boddy, Erik Benau, and Ronald Freche Chapter 4: Learning and Conditioning in Chronic PainJohan W.S. Vlaeyen Chapter 5: Stress and Sensitization in Chronic PainDieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Henriët van Middendorp, and Andrea W.M. Evers SECTION II: Current Motivational Research Chapter 6: Pain and Attention: Towards a Motivational AccountDimiti van Ryckeghem and Geert Crombez Chapter 7: Chronic Pain and Interpersonal Processes: A Need-Based ApproachSara Kindt, Liesbet Goubert, Maarten Vansteenkiste, and Tine Vervoort Chapter 8: Avoidance and Endurance in Chronic Pain: A Self-Regulation PerspectiveMonika I. Hasenbring and Hanne Kindermanns Chapter 9: Chronic Pain and Goal Conflict/FrustrationNathalie Claes and Winifred Gebhardt Chapter 10: Chronic Pain and Psychopathology: Exploring the Motivational Context and its Clinical ImplicationsPaul Karoly SECTION III: Applied Considerations Chapter 11: Motivational Interviewing and Pain ManagementMark P. Jensen Chapter 12: A Motivational Perspective on Coping with PainStefaan Van Damme and Geert Crombez Chapter 13: The Nature and Adaptive Implications of Pain-Affect DynamicsMary C. Davis, Chung Mun, Dhwani Kothari, Shannon Moore, Crys Rivers, Kirti Thummala, and Giulia Weyrich Chapter 14: Motivation from the Perspective of Contextual Cognitive Behavioral Approaches and the Psychological Flexibility ModelLance McCracken and Whitney Scott Chapter 15: Enhancing Pain Self-Management via Internet-Based TechnologyLinda Ruehlman and Marian Wilson

Paul Karoly is Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University. He is a clinical-health psychologist with over four decades of experience as a teacher and researcher. He has published extensively on and developed models of the goal-centered processes of self-regulation and self-control as applied to such topics as chronic pain, psychopathology, psychological assessment, and therapeutic change. He is editor or co-editor of ten other volumes, and serves as a reviewer for multiple pain journals. He is a fellow of Division 1 (General Psychology) and Division 38 (Health Psychology) of the American Psychological Association.Geert Crombez is Professor of Health Psychology at Ghent University, where he founded the health psychology research group. He has developed various theoretical models on pain, disability and suffering that have substantial impact on research and practice. He uses and develops innovative research methods to validate these models. Foundational to his research is amotivational perspective that is built around the powers of goals and self-regulation

"Motivational Perspectives on Chronic Pain provides an excellent, comprehensive overview and analyses of the importance of motivation in understanding and treating individuals with chronic pain. The contributors, all leaders in the field, present important new insights that will be valuable resources for clinical investigators as clinicians alike. I highly recommend this volume to all interested in the field of chronic pain." -- Dennis C. Turk, John and Emma Bonica Professor of Anesthesiology & Pain Research, University of Washington

• Preface SECTION I: Fundamental Concepts and Models Chapter 1: A Goal-Center, Self-Regulatory Model of Motivation and its Relevance for Advancing the Study of Chronic PainPaul Karoly Chapter 2: Neural Mechanisms Underlying PainMassieh Moayedi and Karen D. Davis Chapter 3: Emotion Regulation and Cognitive Control in Pain ProcessingNancy A. Hamilton, Ruth Ann Atchley, Lauren Boddy, Erik Benau, and Ronald Freche Chapter 4: Learning and Conditioning in Chronic PainJohan W.S. Vlaeyen Chapter 5: Stress and Sensitization in Chronic PainDieuwke S. Veldhuijzen, Henriët van Middendorp, and Andrea W.M. Evers SECTION II: Current Motivational Research Chapter 6: Pain and Attention: Towards a Motivational AccountDimiti van Ryckeghem and Geert Crombez Chapter 7: Chronic Pain and Interpersonal Processes: A Need-Based ApproachSara Kindt, Liesbet Goubert, Maarten Vansteenkiste, and Tine Vervoort Chapter 8: Avoidance and Endurance in Chronic Pain: A Self-Regulation PerspectiveMonika I. Hasenbring and Hanne Kindermanns Chapter 9: Chronic Pain and Goal Conflict/FrustrationNathalie Claes and Winifred Gebhardt Chapter 10: Chronic Pain and Psychopathology: Exploring the Motivational Context and its Clinical ImplicationsPaul Karoly SECTION III: Applied Considerations Chapter 11: Motivational Interviewing and Pain ManagementMark P. Jensen Chapter 12: A Motivational Perspective on Coping with PainStefaan Van Damme and Geert Crombez Chapter 13: The Nature and Adaptive Implications of Pain-Affect DynamicsMary C. Davis, Chung Mun, Dhwani Kothari, Shannon Moore, Crys Rivers, Kirti Thummala, and Giulia Weyrich Chapter 14: Motivation from the Perspective of Contextual Cognitive Behavioral Approaches and the Psychological Flexibility ModelLance McCracken and Whitney Scott Chapter 15: Enhancing Pain Self-Management via Internet-Based TechnologyLinda Ruehlman and Marian Wilson