Behavioral Science

Question 1

DESCRIBE DIFFERENT FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE EXPERIENCE OF PAIN FOR THE INDIVIDUAL

Answer 1

PSYCHOSOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND CULTURAL CONTEXTS

THAT INFLUENCE THE MEANING, EXPERIENCE, AND VERBAL AND NONVERBAL EXPRESSION OF PAIN

Question 2

IDENTIFY THE EMOTIONAL RESPONSES A PATIENT EXPERIENCES WITH CHRONIC PAIN

Answer 2

Depression and anxiety

Question 3

SUMMARIZE THE IMPACT OF PAIN ON A PATIENTS FAMILY, AND THE MEDICAL SYSTEM.

Answer 3

Family-PATIENTS SHOULD NOT SEEK ASSISTANCE FROM FAMILY MEMBERS IN ASSESSING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THEIR SYMPTOMS OR THE DIAGNOSIS

Family should spend time with and pay attention to the patient when symptoms are absent (don’t feed the need for attention based on illness)

Normal for physicians to feel: FRUSTRATION, GUILT, AND HOSTILITY IN CARING FOR CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS

Question 4

EXPLAIN THE ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES AVAILABLE FOR PAIN TREATMENT

Answer 4

Decrease stress and anxiety

PT, OMM, music therapy, hypnosis….

Question 5

IDENTIFY THE BEST CLINICAL APPROACHES TO MANAGING THE PATIENT IN PAIN

Answer 5

ask open ended questions use the phrase “tell me more about your…boss, work, husband, children….

Provide an acceptable explanation of the symptoms to the patient

avoid unwarranted interventions

arrange brief (15min) but regular visit so a patient doesn’t need to develop new symptoms to get attention

Question 6

What is somatoform disorder? somatization?

Answer 6

many somatic symptoms not accompanied by physical findings or medical illness that explains them.

Somatization- physical symptoms in response to emotional distress