Doesn't it make sense to consider a patient's personality in Diagnosing and Treating Symptoms, especially for Chronic Conditions.
Think about it. How we think greatly affects how we feel physically.
So how can Doctors Use Simple Personality Tests in Diagnosis and Treatment?
Well, first, here's a few links that show how Personality, Disposition, Traits, Temperament, etc. affect Physical Symptoms:
Personality and Disease - NCBI - NIH
Does unhappiness make you sick? The role of affect and neuroticism ...
The impact of personality on adult patients' adjustability to orthodontic ...
Illness Behavior and the Experience of Pain - Pain and Disability ...
The Relationship between Depression, Anxiety, Somatization ...
Linking Anger Trait with Somatization in Low-Grade College Students ...
Five-factor Personality Dimensions and 3 Health-related Personality ...
Somatic symptom disorder: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
Exploring symptoms of somatization in chronic widespread pain: latent ...
The association between medically unexplained physical symptoms ...
Does personality affect health-related quality of life? A systematic review
Personality and physical symptoms in nonpsychiatric patients ... - NCBI
Type D personality, physical symptoms and subjective stress: the ...
Temperament traits, social support, and trauma symptoms among HIV ...
Personality Traits and Chronic Disease: Implications for Adult ...
Personality Traits and Chronic Illness: A Comparison of Individuals ...
The Multiple Linkages of Personality and Disease - NCBI - NIH
Models of personality and disease: an interactional approach to type A ...
Stress and your personality type
Stress and coping. Personality and illness.
Personality Traits Predict the Onset of Disease - Semantic Scholar
So now that we know that a Patient's Personality affects Physical Symptoms, what can Doctors do to better Diagnose and Treat patients with Chronic Symptoms?
Well, here a few ideas:
Could a Personality Test Improve Your Health? - The New York Times
Personality assessment in chronic pain patients - Scielo.br
The Personality Assessment Inventory in individuals with Traumatic ...
Psychological Tests Commonly Used in the Assessment of Chronic ...
Chronic pain and the measurement of personality: do states influence ...
Personality Influences Health | Brain Blogger
Measuring personality and emotional functioning in multiple sclerosis ...
Personality Assessment Inventory Internalizing and Externalizing ...
Using the Five-Factor Model of Personality as a Framework for ...
There are Sophisticated Psychological OR Psychiatric Tests for Chronic Symptoms, but doesn't this sound like a lot of work for General Practitioners?
Perhaps what is needed is a Simple Personality Test for Doctor's Use.
If nothing else, the Doctor would get to know the Patient better, if the Doctor knew the Patient's Personality. What do you think?
Here are a few Simple Personality Tests that could be used right in the Doctor's Office or Waiting Room:
The Big Five Personality Test - Open Source Psychometrics Project
Quick Personality Test - 2 Minutes, Instant Results. - Psych Central
5 Minute Personality Test
Stress and your personality type
Printable personality tests
Discover what your digital footprints reveal about your psychological profile.
Conclusion - A simple in-office Patient Personality Test could be done to Improve Diagnosis and Treatment. Furthermore, this added feature could Improve Doctor-Patient Interaction.
Disclaimer - Article is for information only and is not medical advice.
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