The psychologist working with a burn patient in the early stages of hospital care assesses the patient's cognitive, affective, psychiatric, psychosocial, and pain status. Because pain involves affective, cognitive, and social reinforcement aspects, psychologic pain management techniques may be useful in helping the patient cope with pain. These techniques include hypnosis, relaxation/distraction, cognitive reappraisal, giving preparatory information before painful procedures, and behavior modification. Interventions with family members involve obtaining further psychosocial information about the patient, helping family members cope with their feelings and concerns, and promoting constructive interactions among family members and also with the patient.