방법 비교

	통증 파국화 척도	McGill Pain Questionnaire
분야	통증의학	통증의학
계열	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
기원 연도	1995	1975
창시자	Michael J. Sullivan and Steven R. Bishop	Ronald Melzack
유형	Self-report questionnaire measuring catastrophic thinking about pain	Self-report questionnaire measuring multiple pain dimensions
원전	Sullivan, M.J., Bishop, S.R., & Pivik, J. (1995). The Pain Catastrophizing Scale: Development and validation. Psychological Assessment, 7(4), 524-532.	Melzack, R. (1975). The McGill Pain Questionnaire: Major properties and scoring methods. Pain, 1(3), 277-299.
별칭	PCS, Catastrophizing Scale	MPQ, McGill Pain Index
관련	4	5
요약	The Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) is a 13-item self-report questionnaire developed by Sullivan, Bishop, and Pivik in 1995 to measure catastrophic thinking about pain—the tendency to magnify pain threat, ruminate about pain, and feel helpless in response to pain. Elevated catastrophizing predicts worse pain outcomes and is a key treatment target in cognitive-behavioral pain management.	The McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) is a multidimensional pain assessment instrument developed by Ronald Melzack in 1975. It measures pain across sensory, affective, and evaluative dimensions, allowing clinicians and researchers to capture the qualitative experience of pain beyond simple intensity ratings. The MPQ remains one of the most widely used pain assessment tools in clinical and research settings.