the Gate Control Theory of Pain by Melzack and Wall (1965)

Write about psychological influences on pain perception. Specifically discuss the Gate Control Theory of Pain by Melzack and Wall (1965), analyzing factors that can open the gate and factors that can close the gate. Consider this in relation to the reading by Ressler et al. (2012), on the positive effects of blogging about chronic pain and illness. Discuss blogging in the context of psychological moderators such as stress, coping, social support, control, and personality. This paper should be supported by at least 2 of the readings. The Written Assignment should be 2-3 double spaced pages in length, not including title or reference pages. (No abstract is needed.) Make sure your assignment is APA format with double-spacing, Times New Roman, 12-point font, and 1” margins. Include citations and a list of references in APA format. Edit for spelling and grammar errors. Papers will be assessed using the following criteria: ● Student wrote about psychological influences on pain perception (examples: stress, coping, social support, control, personality) ● Student discussed Gate Control Theory including factors that open and close the gate ● Student discussed the article by Russler et al. (2012) regarding the positive effects of blogging about chronic pain and illness ● Student included ideas about blogging related to psychological moderators: coping, social support, control, and personality ● Student used at least 2 readings to support the main points in the paper (the Ogden textbook and Russler et al. article count toward this requirement) ● Paper is 2-3 pages in length, not including the title and reference pages ● All references cited in APA format, with a source list ● Paper professionally written without spelling or grammar errors