Table 3-2. (Continued)


Scales


Characteristic Behaviors of High Scorers


Psychogenic Attitude Scales (Continued):

D) Future Despair do not look forward to a productive future life
 (38 items) and view medical difficulties as potentially
 life threatening

E) Social Alienation poor adjustment to hospitalization and low
 (33 items) levels of family and social support

F) Somatic Anxiety hypochondriacal and susceptible to various
 (34 items) minor illnesses; abnormal amount of fear
 concerning bodily functions


Psychosomatic Correlates Scales:

MN) Allergic emotional factors are significant precipitants
 Inclination of disease processes
 (34 items)

NN) Gastrointestinal react to psychological stress with increase of
 Susceptibility symptomatology
 (27 items)

00) Cardiovascular increase in complaint symptomatology under
 Tendency conditions of psychic tension
 (38 items)


Prognostic Indices Scales:

PP) Pain Treatment psychological factors may maintain pain
 Responsivsity behaviors
 (42 items)

QQ) Life Threat typical among patients with comparable
 Reactivity illnesses
 (42 items)

RR) Emotional severe disorientation, depression or frank
 Vulnerability psychotic episodes
 (12 items)

(Adapted from the test manual of the Millon Behavioral Health Inventory,
1982)