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The concepts of adaptation and acceptance in the context of cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain.
What is meant by "adaptation to pain"? How do CBT therapists distinguish positive adaptation from maladaptation?
[Chronic Pain Acceptance Questionnaire (CPAQ) composed of Activities Engagement and Pain Willingness]
Turk, Dennis, and Melzack, Ronald, "Handbook of Pain Assessment", The Guildford Press, 2011, 87
People with persistent pain often have negative expectations about their own ability and responsibility [Says who?] to exert any control over their pain, and they avoid activities that they believe will exacerbate their pain or contribute to additional pain or injury. Such negative, maladaptive appraisals [Why are these....
Turk, Dennis C., and Flor, H., "The Cognitive-Behavioral Approach to Pain Management", Chapter 42 of McMahon et al. 2013, 2013, 593
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