Predicting Pain Scores Using Personality Trait Facets and Personality Trait Domains Assessed by Personality Inventory for DSM-5

Abstract

Personality disorder is different from mental illness because it is more persistent during adulthood, while mental illness results from a morbid process of a certain type and has a more recognizable onset and evolution. Pain is a subjective experience that is influenced by genetic, gender, social, cultural and personal parameters. The link between personality disorders and acute pain has been shown to be increasingly significant because the link is bidirectional and, in both cases, they act as risk factors for each other.