| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System |
| BP | Blood Pressure |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavioural Therapy |
| CES-D | Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale |
| FPQ-SF | Fear of Pain Questionnaire–Short Form |
| FoP | Fear of Pain |
| FoSP | Fear of Severe Pain |
| HC | Healthy Controls |
| HR | Heart Rate |
| HRV | Heart Rate Variability |
| IBI | Inter-beat Interval |
| LF | Low Frequency |
| PAG | Periaqueductal Grey |
| PCS | Pain Catastrophizing Scale |
| PFC | Prefrontal Cortex |
| RMSSD | Root Mean Square of Successive Differences |
| STAI | State-Trait Anxiety Inventory |
| VAS | Visual Analogue Scale |