Can conscious guilt feelings incite nocebo pain?

Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:06:29 +0300

Objectives: Psychodynamically, chronic pain problems with no organic cause have been conceptualized as a punishment through physical pain for guilt feelings. This study aimed to investigate the effects of conscious guilt feelings on nocebo pain responses and whether the resultant nocebo pain would affect conscious guilt feelings in the form of expiation through the pain.
Methods: An experiment ...