The influence of psychological factors on chest pain associated with myocardial infarction.
This paper will discuss some of the effects that psychological factors have on chest pain during and following myocardial infarction: 1. Psychological factors and the development of a myocardial infarction; a) the relationships of personality and other high risk factors, b) the onset situation of hopelessness and helplessness, c) immediate psychological precipitants (fact and fantasy), d)denial and delay. 2. Psychological factors during recovery; a)problems associated with the Type A personality, b) critical periods, c)absence of angina and denial, d) the effect of post M.I. angina, e) co-existence of angina and psychogenic pain. 3. How reaction of the marital partner can affect the patient and his experience of pain. 4. Factors which tend to minimize psychogenic invalidism.
D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000523:psychology*; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*