Personality and pain: back to the four humours?

Pain. 2009 Aug;144(3):223-224. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2009.04.019. Epub 2009 May 13.

Abstract

Associations of personality and physiologic characteristics have been of interest for centuries and remain a topic of scientific pursuit. This editorial reviews the association of personality, pain response and autonomic function in the context of the accompanying article “Exploring the relationships for visceral and somatic pain with autonomic control and personality” by Paine, et al.

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Editorial
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Autonomic Nervous System / physiology*
  • Freezing Reaction, Cataleptic / physiology
  • Genetic Predisposition to Disease / psychology
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, Ancient
  • Humans
  • Neuropsychology / methods
  • Pain / history
  • Pain / psychology*
  • Pain Threshold / physiology
  • Perception / physiology
  • Personality / physiology*
  • Phenotype
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders / physiopathology
  • Psychophysiologic Disorders / psychology*