According to Research Investigating Personality Variables Observed in Chronic Pain

question 29

Multiple Choice

According to research investigating personality variables observed in chronic pain patients,

• A) there is a pain-prone personality, which, like the disease-prone personality, is characterized by negative affectivity.
• B) a significant proportion of the population appears to be predisposed to experience pain.
• C) personality change is often a consequence of pain, but personality variables are seldom involved as causes.
• D) different personality factors may be involved in different types of pain.

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