Pubs & Presentations

Publications

Borsook, T.K., & MacDonald, G. (2012). Social pain. In C. Nathan DeWall (Ed.) The oxford handbook of social exclusion. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Borsook, T.K., & MacDonald, G. (2010). Mildly Negative Social Encounters Reduce Physical Pain Sensitivity. PAIN, 151(2), 372-377.

MacDonald, G, & Borsook, T.K. (2010). Attachment avoidance and feelings of connection in social interaction. J Exp Soc Psychol, 46(6), 1122-1125.

MacDonald, G., & Borsook, T.K. (2010). Defensive avoidance of social pain via perceptions of social threat and reward. In G. MacDonald, & L.A. Jensen-Campbell (Eds.) Social Pain: A neuroscientific, social, and health psychology analysis. Washington, DC: APA Books.

Borsook, T.K. (1997). Hypermedia: Harbinger of a new instructional paradigm. In Charles R. Dills, & Alexander J. Romiszowski (Eds.) Instructional Development Paradigms. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology Publications.

Campbell, J.O., Lison, C., Borsook, T., Hoover, J. & Arnold, P. (1995). Using computer and video technologies to develop interpersonal skills. Computers in Human Behavor, 11(2), 223-239.

Borsook, T.K. & Higginbotham-Wheat, N. (1991). Interactivity: What is it and what can it do for computer-based instruction? Educational Technology, 31(10), 11-17.

Submitted or In Prep:

Borsook, T.K. & Andersen, J. Psychological stress as a predictor of endogenous pain regulation function as indicated by placebo analgesia response. Submitted to Journal of Pain

Borsook, T.K., MacDonald, G., & Gordon, A. The relationship between stress and pain in every day life among people living with chronic pain. Submitted to Clinical Journal of Pain

Borsook, T.K. & Andersen, J. The contribution of the endogenous pain regulation system to analgesic drug efficacy. Submitted to Journal of Pain

Borsook, T.K. & Katyal, A. Heart Rate Variability: A Non-Invasive Measure of Autonomic Nervous System Responses.

Li, S, & Borsook, T.K. The efficacy of analgesic hypnosis for the management of periprocedural acute pain in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Presentations:

Andersen, J.P., & Borsook, T.K. (October 2013). A disconnect between subjective stress and SAM and HPA activity during real-life examinations. In E. Page-Gould (Chair), The psychophysiological sensitivity of hormones for social processes: unpacking concordance and discordance across the physiological and psychological domains. Symposium presented at the 53^rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, in Florence, Italy, Oct 2-6, 2013.

Borsook, T.K. Chowdhury, A., Matta, R., & Andersen J. (March 2013). Cortisol, DHEA-S, and sAA responses to, and recovery from, real-life high and low stakes stressors among university students. Poster presented at the 71^st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society, Miami, FL.

Borsook, T.K. (March 2012). At the intersection of social and physical pain: Results of a longitudinal study of social interactions in the everyday lives of people living with chronic pain. Invited talk of my dissertation research findings. Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Borsook, T.K. (October 2011). Artificial Feedback Therapy: A whole new approach to treating recalcitrant pain (2011, October). A talk presented at a meeting for Workshops for Inter-Discipline and Innovation. University of Toronto, Toronto, ON.

Borsook, T.K. (February 2011). The effect of long-term stress on analgesic efficacy. Wasser Pain Clinic Rounds, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Borsook, T.K. (September 2011). The intersection of social experiences and physical pain in chronic pain patients. Poster presented at PainWeek, Las Vegas, NV.

Borsook, T.K. (February 2010). The Dynamics Between Social Experience and Physical Pain: How two of the most powerful influences on human well-being interact (2010, February). Paper presented at annual graduate student research symposium of the Social, Personality, Abnormal Meeting at the University of Toronto, ON, Canada.

Borsook, T.K. (September 2010). Using computer technologies to help the brain simulate bodily states and experience: A novel approach to producing lasting pain relief in chronic pain patients. In T.K. Borsook (Chair), Exploring the Power of Illusions and Imagination to Achieve Lasting Reductions in Pain.Symposium presented at the Biannual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), Montreal, Canada.

Borsook, T.K. (2010). The Surprising Dynamics Between Social Experience and Physical Pain. Presented at the annual York and University of Toronto Social Personality and Abnormal (YUTSPA) Psychology Conference at York University, Toronto, ON, Canada. May 18, 2010.

Borsook, T.K. & MacDonald, G. (2009, September). Even Mildly Negative Interactions With Health Practitioners May Result In Underestimated Pain Assessments. Poster presented at PainWeek, Las Vegas, NV.

Borsook, T.K. & MacDonald, G. (2009, July). The painkilling effects of negative social interactions. Poster presented at the 1st Annual Conference of the Association for Research in Personalty (ARP), Evanston, IL.

Borsook, T.K. (Febrary 2009). Expanding a view of health to encompass the social environment: Implications for chronic pain and its treatment (February, 2009). Paper presented at Wasser Pain Clinic Rounds, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.

MacDonald, G., & Borsook, TK. (August 2009). The Interplay Between Interpersonal Relationships and Health. Symposium presented at the 117th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Campbell, J.O., Lison, C., Borsook, T., Hoover, J. & Arnold, P. (1993). A comparison of instructional strategies for interpersonal problem solving and communications. Nashville, TN: Vanderbilt University, Corporate Learning Institute.

Borsook, T.K. & Higginbotham-Wheat, N. (1992). The psychology of hypermedia: A conceptual framework for R & D. In Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Presentations at the 1992 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Washington, DC, pp. 59-69.

Campbell, J.O., & Borsook, T.K. (1992). Learning collaborative problem solving with a synergistic system. In Proceedings of the 11th annual Conference on Interactive Instruction Delivery of the Society for Applied Learning Technology, Warrenton, Virginia.

Borsook, T.K. (1991). Harnessing the power of interactivity for instruction. In Proceedings of Selected Research and Development Presentations at the 1991 National Convention of the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, Orlando, FL, pp. 103-113.

Campbell, J.O., Lison, C., Borsook, T.K. (1991). Synergistic computer-assisted instruction for problem solving with others. In Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference on Interactive Instruction Delivery of the Society for Applied Learning Technology. Warrenton, VA.