People with long-term pain frequently display psychological disturbance, with elevated scores on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory scales of hysteria, depression and hypochondriasis (the "neurotic triad"). Some investigators have argued that it is this neuroticism that causes acute pain to turn chronic, but clinical evidence points the other way, to chronic pain causing neuroticism. When long-term pain is relieved by therapeutic intervention, scores on the neurotic triad and anxiety fall, often to normal levels. Self-esteem, often low in chronic pain patients, also shows improvement once pain has resolved. COUNT 5
QSN1 What triad are the inventory scales of hysteria, depression and hypochondriasis classified as? ANS1 neurotic QSN2 When people have long-term pain, what do they frequently display? ANS2 psychological disturbance QSN3 Clinical evidence indicates that neuroticism is caused by what? ANS3 chronic pain QSN4 If long-term pain can be relieved by therapy, what does a person's neurotic triad score do? ANS4 fall QSN5 What shows improvement in many patients once their pain has been resolved? ANS5 Self-esteem