Brazilian Journal of Pain
https://brjp.org.br/article/doi/10.5935/2595-0118.20180016
Brazilian Journal of Pain
Case Report

Personality, coping and atypical facial pain. Case reports

Personalidade, enfrentamento e dor facial atípica. Relato de casos

Ludmila Maria Christofolleti; Maria de Fátima Vidotto Oliveira; Silvia Regina Dowgan Tesseroli de Siqueira

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Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Idiopathic facial pain is a chronic condition with unknown etiology and pathophysiology. Its diagnostic criteria depend on the exclusion of any somatic cause of orofacial pain. Several studies have investigated anxiety and depression, but there is a lack of publications about personality. The objective of this study was to describe three cases of patients with idiopathic facial pain that had their temperament and character evaluated in order to verify the relation between the findings with pain behavior and pain characteristics. The instruments used were a free interview and the Temperament and Character Inventory.

CASE REPORTS: Case 1 was proactive and had high scores of cooperativity and self-transcendence correspondent to the well-coping behavior. On the other side, cases 2 and 3 showed similarities about their harm avoidance, novelty seeking and poor coping, correspondent to a self-protective insecure personality.

CONCLUSION: These cases show the importance of personality assessment in order to determine coping strategies in complex chronic facial pain such as idiopathic facial pain.

Keywords

Atypical facial pain, Persistent pain, Personality

Resumo

JUSTIFICATIVA E OBJETIVOS: Dor facial idiopática persistente é uma condição crônica cujas etiologia e fisiopatologia permanecem obscuras. Os critérios diagnósticos dependem da exclusão de todas as possíveis causas somáticas de dor orofacial. Vários estudos investigaram frequentes comorbidades psiquiátricas como ansiedade e depressão, mas há carência de estudos que tenham observado aspectos de personalidade nesses doentes. O objetivo deste estudo foi descrever três casos de pacientes com dor facial idiopática persistente que foram avaliados quanto a traços de personalidade e de caráter, bem como a associação desses traços com as características da dor e o comportamento doloroso. Os instrumentos utilizados foram a entrevista livre e o Inventário de Caráter e Temperamento de Cloninger.

RELATO DOS CASOS: O caso 1 apresentava traços de proatividade e altos índices de cooperatividade e autotranscendência, correspondentes com seu perfil de bom enfrentamento. Por outro lado, os casos 2 e 3 apresentaram similaridades quanto à evitação de dor, busca por novidades e enfrentamento pobre, o que correspondeu a uma personalidade insegura e autoprotetora.

CONCLUSÃO: Esses casos mostram a importância de abordar a personalidade do paciente para que estratégias de enfrentamento adequadas sejam estabelecidas para a dor facial crônica complexa.

Palavras-chave

Dor facial atípica, Dor persistente, Personalidade

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Submitted date:
08/08/2017

Accepted date:
01/22/2018

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