Abstract
The behavioral approach to three patients with chronic pain was described. Their chronic pain was aquired and maintained by operant conditioning, that is, parents' and medical staffs' attention and medication had reinforced their pain behavior. Three cases were presented. Case 1: he was 28-year old, a single man, was referred for asthma bronchiale and chronic pain of entire bodies. To reduce his chronic pain, an extinction procedure (withdrawal of attention and medication) was used in the treatment of inpatient. His chronic pain extinguished in three month. Case 2: she was 17-year old, high school girl, was reffered for complaining paralysis of arms and chronic pain of right side of body. No organic source was. founded in medical examination. Hypnosis was conducted for 30 sessions in outpatient. As a result, both were completely disappeared. Case 3: he was 13-year old, junior high school boy He was reluctant to go to school with psychogenic cough. Aversion therapy was administered to thecough. The cough had diminished in two sessions, but instead abdominal pain appeared. As hismother had rubbed his abdomen, taken drug to smooth the pain, she was asked to ignore hispain, coerce to go to school. Gradually, he did not complain of his abdominal pain and hisschool attendance increased.
