Paul Pauli
Biographic Data
| ID | 5449340 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul Pauli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul |
| FAMILY NAME | Pauli |
| SIGNATURE | PAULI P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Würzburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0692-6720 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 14 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Impact of perceived social support on pain perception in virtual reality
Relevance of Religiosity for Coping Strategies and Disability in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Coping strategies are essential for the outcome of chronic pain. This study evaluated religiosity in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), its effect on pain and other symptoms, on coping and FMS-related disability. A total of 102 FMS patients were recruited who filled in questionnaires, a subgroup of 42 patients participated in a face-to-face interview, and data were evaluated by correlation and regression analyses. Few patients…
Can Religiosity and Social Support Explain Effects of Trait Emotional Intelligence on Health-Related Quality of Life
Religion and social support along with trait emotional intelligence (EI) help individuals to reduce stress caused by difficult situations. Their implications may vary across cultures in reference to predicting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A convenience sample of N = 200 chronic heart failure (CHF) patients was recruited at cardiology centers in Germany ( n = 100) and Pakistan ( n = 100). Results indicated that trait-EI predicted better…
Theta-Burst Stimulation Combined With Virtual-Reality Reconsolidation Intervention for Methamphetamine Use Disorder
[Chinese Clinical Trial Registry], identifier [ChiCTR1900026902]. Registered on 26 October 2019
Analysis of structural brain asymmetries in attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 39 datasets
OBJECTIVE: Some studies have suggested alterations of structural brain asymmetry in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but findings have been contradictory and based on small samples. Here, we performed the largest ever analysis of brain left-right asymmetry in ADHD, using 39 datasets of the ENIGMA consortium. METHODS: We analyzed asymmetry of subcortical and cerebral cortical structures in up to 1,933 people with ADHD and 1,829 una…
Fear of pain and pain intensity
42 463). The overall mean effect size was computed based on a random-effects model. By utilizing the artifact distribution method, we supplemented it with an analysis correcting for artifacts. The magnitude of the positive association equated to the threshold between a small to medium effect size, which was expected as the FAM predicts an indirect relation only. The association turned out to be stable across different FOP measures, but was signif…
Placebo Manipulations Reverse Pain Potentiation by Unpleasant Affective Stimuli
According to the motivational priming hypothesis, unpleasant stimuli activate the motivational defense system, which in turn promotes congruent affective states such as negative emotions and pain. The question arises to what degree this bottom-up impact of emotions on pain is susceptible to a manipulation of top-down-driven expectations. To this end, we investigated whether verbal instructions implying pain potentiation vs. reduction (placebo or …
Virtual Reality in Psychotherapy
Processes underlying congruent and incongruent facial reactions to emotional facial expressions
The present electromyographic study is a first step toward shedding light on the involvement of affective processes in congruent and incongruent facial reactions to facial expressions. Further, empathy was investigated as a potential mediator underlying the modulation of facial reactions to emotional faces in a competitive, a cooperative, and a neutral setting. Results revealed less congruent reactions to happy expressions and even incongruent re…
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Secondary Prevention of Anxiety and Distress in a German Sample of Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Objective: To evaluate a minimal, easy, accessible intervention targeting anxiety and reduced quality of life in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). An estimated 24% to 87% of patients experience anxiety, and 10% to 15% have reduced quality of life. Methods: A total of 119 ICD patients were assigned randomly to usual medical aftercare (n = 63) or additional psychological treatment (n = 56) comprising of written informat…
The impact of changes in spatial distance on emotional responses
Drawing on motivational approaches to emotion, the authors propose that the perceived change in spatial distance to pictures that arouse negative emotions exerts an influence on the significance of these pictures. Two experiments induced the illusion that affective pictures approach toward the observer, recede from the observer, or remain static. To determine the motivational significance of the pictures, emotional valence and arousal ratings as …
Modulation of facial mimicry by attitudes
The current experiment explored the influence of attitudes on facial reactions to emotional faces. The participants’ attitudes (positive, neutral, and negative) towards three types of characters were manipulated by written reports. Afterwards participants saw happy, neutral, and sad facial expressions of the respective characters while their facial muscular reactions (M. Corrugator supercilii and M. Zygomaticus major) were recorded electromyograf…
Abstract stimuli associated with threat through conditioning cannot be detected preattentively
Studies of anxiety suggest that threat stimuli can be identified preattentively, but this conclusion is questionable because of possible low-level perceptual confounds. Two experiments used visual search tasks in which abstract shapes were conditioned to carry neutral or negative valence. Experiment 1 found generally faster responses to threat-associated abstract stimuli but no evidence that they were detected preattentively, irrespective of trai…
Anxiety in Patients With an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
OBJECTIVE: Anxiety seems to be a frequent problem in patients with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD). Distressing experiences before or after AICD implantation such as resuscitation, or AICD shocks are suspected as causes for enhanced anxiety levels. A closer examination of the level and structure of anxiety in AICD patients and a comparison with panic patients might help to examine additionally both conditioning and cogn…
Modulation of facial mimicry by attitudes
The current experiment explored the influence of attitudes on facial reactions to emotional faces. The participants’ attitudes (positive, neutral, and negative) towards three types of characters were manipulated by written reports. Afterwards participants saw happy, neutral, and sad facial expressions of the respective characters while their facial muscular reactions (M. Corrugator supercilii and M. Zygomaticus major) were recorded electromyograf…
Anxiety in Patients With an Automatic Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
OBJECTIVE: Anxiety seems to be a frequent problem in patients with an automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator (AICD). Distressing experiences before or after AICD implantation such as resuscitation, or AICD shocks are suspected as causes for enhanced anxiety levels. A closer examination of the level and structure of anxiety in AICD patients and a comparison with panic patients might help to examine additionally both conditioning and cogn…
Abstract stimuli associated with threat through conditioning cannot be detected preattentively
Studies of anxiety suggest that threat stimuli can be identified preattentively, but this conclusion is questionable because of possible low-level perceptual confounds. Two experiments used visual search tasks in which abstract shapes were conditioned to carry neutral or negative valence. Experiment 1 found generally faster responses to threat-associated abstract stimuli but no evidence that they were detected preattentively, irrespective of trai…
Modulation of facial mimicry by attitudes
The current experiment explored the influence of attitudes on facial reactions to emotional faces. The participants’ attitudes (positive, neutral, and negative) towards three types of characters were manipulated by written reports. Afterwards participants saw happy, neutral, and sad facial expressions of the respective characters while their facial muscular reactions (M. Corrugator supercilii and M. Zygomaticus major) were recorded electromyograf…
The impact of changes in spatial distance on emotional responses
Drawing on motivational approaches to emotion, the authors propose that the perceived change in spatial distance to pictures that arouse negative emotions exerts an influence on the significance of these pictures. Two experiments induced the illusion that affective pictures approach toward the observer, recede from the observer, or remain static. To determine the motivational significance of the pictures, emotional valence and arousal ratings as …
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Secondary Prevention of Anxiety and Distress in a German Sample of Patients With an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator
Objective: To evaluate a minimal, easy, accessible intervention targeting anxiety and reduced quality of life in patients with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). An estimated 24% to 87% of patients experience anxiety, and 10% to 15% have reduced quality of life. Methods: A total of 119 ICD patients were assigned randomly to usual medical aftercare (n = 63) or additional psychological treatment (n = 56) comprising of written informat…
Processes underlying congruent and incongruent facial reactions to emotional facial expressions
The present electromyographic study is a first step toward shedding light on the involvement of affective processes in congruent and incongruent facial reactions to facial expressions. Further, empathy was investigated as a potential mediator underlying the modulation of facial reactions to emotional faces in a competitive, a cooperative, and a neutral setting. Results revealed less congruent reactions to happy expressions and even incongruent re…
Virtual Reality in Psychotherapy
Placebo Manipulations Reverse Pain Potentiation by Unpleasant Affective Stimuli
According to the motivational priming hypothesis, unpleasant stimuli activate the motivational defense system, which in turn promotes congruent affective states such as negative emotions and pain. The question arises to what degree this bottom-up impact of emotions on pain is susceptible to a manipulation of top-down-driven expectations. To this end, we investigated whether verbal instructions implying pain potentiation vs. reduction (placebo or …
Fear of pain and pain intensity
42 463). The overall mean effect size was computed based on a random-effects model. By utilizing the artifact distribution method, we supplemented it with an analysis correcting for artifacts. The magnitude of the positive association equated to the threshold between a small to medium effect size, which was expected as the FAM predicts an indirect relation only. The association turned out to be stable across different FOP measures, but was signif…
Analysis of structural brain asymmetries in attention‐deficit/hyperactivity disorder in 39 datasets
OBJECTIVE: Some studies have suggested alterations of structural brain asymmetry in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), but findings have been contradictory and based on small samples. Here, we performed the largest ever analysis of brain left-right asymmetry in ADHD, using 39 datasets of the ENIGMA consortium. METHODS: We analyzed asymmetry of subcortical and cerebral cortical structures in up to 1,933 people with ADHD and 1,829 una…
Relevance of Religiosity for Coping Strategies and Disability in Patients with Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Coping strategies are essential for the outcome of chronic pain. This study evaluated religiosity in a cohort of patients with fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), its effect on pain and other symptoms, on coping and FMS-related disability. A total of 102 FMS patients were recruited who filled in questionnaires, a subgroup of 42 patients participated in a face-to-face interview, and data were evaluated by correlation and regression analyses. Few patients…
Can Religiosity and Social Support Explain Effects of Trait Emotional Intelligence on Health-Related Quality of Life
Religion and social support along with trait emotional intelligence (EI) help individuals to reduce stress caused by difficult situations. Their implications may vary across cultures in reference to predicting health-related quality of life (HRQoL). A convenience sample of N = 200 chronic heart failure (CHF) patients was recruited at cardiology centers in Germany ( n = 100) and Pakistan ( n = 100). Results indicated that trait-EI predicted better…
Theta-Burst Stimulation Combined With Virtual-Reality Reconsolidation Intervention for Methamphetamine Use Disorder
[Chinese Clinical Trial Registry], identifier [ChiCTR1900026902]. Registered on 26 October 2019
Impact of perceived social support on pain perception in virtual reality
Psychology (13 works) · Psychiatry (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (7 works) · Anxiety (6 works) · Internal Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Cognitive psychology (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works)