Saturday 9 April 2011

Research - Body Language / Facial Expressions of Pain

Facial Expressions:

People often show pain by screwing up their face with their eyes firmly closed and release the emotional pain by screaming / shouting or even crying. The gritting of teeth is also another side effect after the initial screams or shouts to try and make the pain more bearable. Other facial expressions representing aggression may also be present after the initial pain response to indicate a person’s anger towards the physical pain.

Body Language:

Areas of pain on a person can look red and inflamed, depending on the nature of the pain source, however cartoons / animations often show a location of pain as being over red and / or over inflamed from how the wound would look in real life to exaggerate the emotion and draw attention from the audience to it. The other clear response to pain is to rub the offending area with their hands in order to produce a warming sensation that releases endorphins, reducing the amount of pain. Constriction of the muscles in the hands and feet are also a physical response to pain.

Examples:

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