Encouragement and reassurance from a trusted romantic partner can ease some women's perceptions of acute pain, according to research by Carol Wilson, an associate professor of psychology at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College. The effect can be measured as a physical response, including a decreased heart rate.
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Dr. Diane Kuharsky shows Penn State Behrend student Andrew Jones the campus' new SynDaver
Andrew Jones, a Penn State Behrend nursing student, checks out the Shenango campus' new SynDaver with Instructor in Biology Dr. Diane Kuharsky over the summer semester.