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Injunctions and Secondary Gains in Chronic Pain Patients

Pages 191-194
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Individuals who suffer from chronic pain are often suspected of receiving secondary gains from their pain and disability (Keiser, 1968, p. 52). In fact, Parental injunctions may keep them from adjusting and moving forward to the degree that their pain and disability allow. Injunctions affecting the responses of these individuals to pain and disability are discussed.

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Molly Cole

Molly Cole, M.A., is a Certified Transactional Analyst with a clinical specialty. She is a group and individual therapist at Coping Skills Development, Inc. in Lafayette, Louisiana, and leads psychoeducational groups for chronic pain sufferers at the center. She also leads workshops with her husband, Jimmie Cole, Ph.D., in which they teach the Coping Skills Development approach to pain management.