11,12 – Smerte

Question 1

Hva menes med en Sensitization ?

Answer 1

Increased efficiency in a neural circuit (due to change in synapses from repeated use) assumed to explain neural mechanism enhancing pain transmission

Question 2

Hva menes med Bayesian prediction principles?

Answer 2

Bottom up sensory information, with top-down predictors created by prior experience. Uncertainty is answeared with probability

Question 3

Hvilke ledd er med i HPA-aksen?

Answer 3

Question 4

Hva er forskjellen på SAM og HPA?

Answer 4

SAM (acute) = Fight or flight, sudden change

HPA (chronic) = activation over time

Question 5

Hvilke strukturer er aktivert ved kronisk stress?

Answer 5

Question 6

Hva er CATS teorien?

Answer 6

Cognitive activation theory of stress (CATS) = theoretical framework detailing the potential role of cortisol regulation, inflammation and inflammatory-induced sickness behavior in CPSP

Including: Learning theory and activation theory

CATS = offer psychobiological explanation for relationship between stress and health