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Health Psych 11-14

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Chronic pain that is psychogenic in origin is referred to as a
pain disorder
cancer and rheumatoid arthritis are associated with
chronic-progressive pain
Chronic progressive pain
continuous discomfort associated with a malignant condition (increasingly intesnse as disease progresses)
Chronic intractable pain
pain that is present at all times, with various intensity levels (chronic low back pain)
Chronic recurrent pain
benign causes, periofd of intense episodes of pain and periods with no pain
Migraine and muscle tension headaches are what kind of pain
recurrent
during which phase of a burn treatment would a patient experience debridement
acute phase
phantom limb pain
pain is present long after damage has healed
Masochists believed to enjoy pain through the process of
classical conditioning
Pattern theory
no separate system for perceiving pain, receptors shared with other sensory receptors
Specificity theory
body has a separate sensory system for pain
problems with pattern theory
Require intense stimuli to trigger pain, overlook psychological factors, pain area in brain does not exist
What can be used to measure pain threshold
muscle-ischemia procedure
According to gate-control theory, proposed gating mechanism is located in
the substantia gelatinosa
What closes gating mechanism according to the gate-control pain theory
medication
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