TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ............................................. iv

LIST OF TABLES ............................................. ix

ABSTRACT ...................................................... xiv

CHAPTERS

 1 INTRODUCTION ............... ....................... 1

 Statement of the Problem ............................ 4
 Significance of the Study ........................... 4
 Background of the Study ............................. 6
 Personality .......................................... 8
 Coping Styles ....................................... 11
 Pain Expression ..................................... 14
 Hypotheses and Research Questions ................... 15
 Limitations of the Study ............................ 16

 2 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ........................... 17

 Historical Perspective on Pain ...................... 17
 Studies on Pain and Personality ..................... 20
 The Independent Variables ........................... 26
 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ................ 26
 The Millon Behavioral Health Inventory ......... 36
 Health Locus of Control ............................. 41
 The Subjects ....................................... 45
 Obesity .......................................... 46
 The Dependent Variable .............................. 52

 3 METHODOLOGY AND INSTRUMENTATION ..................... 57

 Subjects ........................................... 59
 Instruments ........................................ 59
 The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator ................ 60
 The Millon Behavioral Health Inventory ......... 63
 The Health History Questionnaire ............... 68
 The Health Locus of Control Scale .............. 68
 The McGill Pain Questionnaire .................. 71
 Hypotheses Tested ................................... 74