[Case Study] Managing Unconscious Resistance in a Patient with Trigeminal Neuralgia Chronic Pain with Clinical Hypnosis
One issue with traditional pain assessment methods (Karoly & Jensen, 1987) is that clinicians overlook the potential role of unconscious variables as a possible source of a pain problem. This case write-up is to illustrate this point, namely the importance of considering the unconscious process in regard to pain assessment.