[Psychologic factors for imminent lower extremity pain caused by peripheral angiopathy disorders in middle-age and...

The aim of the study was to determine factors of pain threat in lower extremities caused by peripheral angiopathy disorders using the following psychometric methods: Cattell's 16 PF, Gough's CPI, and Gough and Helibrun's ACL-37 with the instructions: This is how I was This is how I am. In the comparative inter- and intra-group analysis the following risk factors were identified: active way of life, self-control, balance, self awareness free from dependence on the social environment and defense mechanisms and such needs as dominance, order, change, which can become a guarantee of a more effective pharmacological treatment. In the application consideration was given to legitimacy of those factors in prevention of such pain caused by peripheral angiopathy vessels.