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1) The patient’s pain appears uninterrupted | 1 That is not the case | 2 The pain is intermittent | 3 The patient appears to be almost always in pain |
2) The patient has a specific way of indicating the symptomatic area (s) | 1 That is not the case | 2 They rub the symptomatic area (s) | 3 Without instruction, they begin to remove their clothes and show the symptomatic area (s) |
3) The patient appears to have pain over the whole symptomatic area | 1 That is not the case | 2 They sometimes do | 3 Almost all the time |
4) When examination or treatment is recommended, the patient becomes badly tempered, easily angered, or argumentative | 1 That is not the case | 2 They show slight resistance | 3 They show significant resistance |
5) When having their senses assessed, the patient responds excessively to stimulation | 1 That is not the case | 2 Their response is slightly excessive | 3 Their response is quite excessive |
6) The patient repeatedly asks questions regarding their condition or surgery | 1 That is not the case | 2 They sometimes do | 3 Almost all the time |
7) The patient changes their attitude depending on the medical staff member | 1 That is not the case | 2 They do somewhat | 3 They do significantly |
8) The patient wishes that their symptoms were gone, even with regard to slight symptoms | 1 That is not the case | 2 They do somewhat | 3 They do significantly |