It has recurrently shown limited effects on chronic pain level, physical disability and depression, providing a strong substantiation to psychological intervention to benefit the overall outcome for patients (Samwel, Evers, Crul & Kraaimaat, 2006, p.245). The idea that the body and mind function separately was strongly validated in the 19th and 20th century, however, growing support for psychological intervention is put forward, and now suggests chronic pain is multi-dimensional, encompassing the body, mind and life history. It has a number of influential factors; including one’s social cultural environment, beliefs, expectations, attitudes, meanings given to pain, and biological factors. These ideas that partner the mind and body in pain helped to create the biopsychosocial model. The model evaluates the aspects of the disease, behaviour of the individual, social, cultural and family qualities in which the patient lives and current health system (Lima et al.,
It has recurrently shown limited effects on chronic pain level, physical disability and depression, providing a strong substantiation to psychological intervention to benefit the overall outcome for patients (Samwel, Evers, Crul & Kraaimaat, 2006, p.245). The idea that the body and mind function separately was strongly validated in the 19th and 20th century, however, growing support for psychological intervention is put forward, and now suggests chronic pain is multi-dimensional, encompassing the body, mind and life history. It has a number of influential factors; including one’s social cultural environment, beliefs, expectations, attitudes, meanings given to pain, and biological factors. These ideas that partner the mind and body in pain helped to create the biopsychosocial model. The model evaluates the aspects of the disease, behaviour of the individual, social, cultural and family qualities in which the patient lives and current health system (Lima et al.,