¿Aceptación o distracción primero ante el dolor agudo? Efectos del orden en la atención visual a estímulos dolorosos

Elena Robles1, Iván Blanco1, Carmelo Vázquez2

  • 1Department of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Psychological research
|February 28, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

Los individuos sanos muestran sesgos atencionales al dolor. El uso de la aceptación del dolor seguida de la distracción reduce eficazmente la atención a los estímulos relacionados con el dolor, lo que sugiere que el orden importa en las estrategias de afrontamiento para el manejo del dolor.

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