Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 116, Issue 7, 881-885
Copyright © 1988 by American Dental Association
Pain as a learned response: a review of behavioral factors in chronic pain
BH Burdette
and
EN Gale
Department of Behavioral Sciences, School of Dental Medicine, State University of New York, Buffalo 14214.
This review of the literature on pain behavior suggests that learning factors may have a critical role in shaping an individual's response to pain. Understanding these pain behaviors becomes especially helpful in diagnosis and treatment of patients with chronic pain.