Preferred Label : catastrophization;
MeSH definition : Cognitive and emotional processes encompassing magnification of pain-related stimuli,
feelings of helplessness, and a generally pessimistic orientation.;
MeSH synonym : catastrophizing; Catastrophic Thinking; Catastrophic Thinkings; Thinking, Catastrophic;
MeSH hyponym : pain catastrophizing; Catastrophizing, Pain; Catastrophizings, Pain; Pain Catastrophizings; Catastrophization, Scattershot; Scattershot Catastrophizations; Pain-Related Rumination; Pain Related Rumination; Pain-Related Ruminations; Rumination, Pain-Related; Pain-Related Cognitive Rumination; Cognitive Rumination, Pain-Related; Pain Related Cognitive Rumination; Pain-Related Cognitive Ruminations; Rumination, Pain-Related Cognitive; Pain-Related Catastrophic Thinking; Catastrophic Thinking, Pain-Related; Pain Related Catastrophic Thinking; Pain-Related Catastrophic Thinkings;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophizing;
Origin ID : D058443;
UMLS CUI : C0563150;
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Cognitive and emotional processes encompassing magnification of pain-related stimuli,
feelings of helplessness, and a generally pessimistic orientation.