Chapter 1- Nociception vs Pain

Question 1

What is the definition of Pain 2020?

Answer 1

An unpleasant sensory or emtoional epxerience associated with or ressembling that associated with that actual or potential tissue damage.

Question 2

What are the 6 notes for pain?

Answer 2

1- Pain is always a personal experience that is influenced to varying degrees by biological, psychological and social factors
2- Pain and nociception are different phenomena. Pain cannot be inferred solely from activity in sensory neurons
3- Through their life experiences, individuals learn the concept of pain
4- A person’s report of an experience as pain should be respected
5- Although pain usually serves an adaptive role, it may have adverse effects on function and social and psychological well-being
6- Verbal description is only one of several behaviors to express pain: inability to communicate does not negate the possiblity that a human or a nonhuman animal experiences pain

Question 3

What is nocicpetion?

Answer 3

The neural process of encoding nocious stimuli

Question 4

Consequences of encoding may be? (2 things) for nociception

Answer 4

1- Behavioural (ex: motor withdrawl reflex)
2- Autonomic (ex: elevated blood pressure)

Question 5

What are the 2 systems that use nociception?

Answer 5

1- Periphereal nervous system –> sensory neuron (AB and C fibers)

2-Central Nervous System –>
1. Spinal cord (spinothalamic tract)
2. Thalamus (relay station)
3. Somatosensory cortex (homunculus)

Question 6

What is a noxious stimuli?

Answer 6

A stimulus that is damaging or threatens to damage to normal tissues

Question 7

Does nociception equal to pain?

Answer 7

NO!

Question 8

Nociception is an _______ to the brain
Pain is an _______ of the brain

Input - output

Answer 8

Nociception is an INPUT to the brain
Pain is an OUTPUT of the brain

Question 9

What does the quote say about pain? ( by McCaffrey 1968)

Answer 9

“Pain is what the person says it is and exists whenever he or she or they say it does” -

Question 10

What is Chronic Pain?

Answer 10

It is pain that has persisted for more than 3 months and knowing that the tissue healing phase is done and it is still there

Question 11

Is Chronic Pain a neurological Condition?

Answer 11

YES

Question 12

Is Chronic Pain a symptom?

Answer 12

NO, it is a diagnosis in itself

Question 13

What is the purpose of Pain?

Answer 13

Pain is a threat detection system.
Purpose of pain is not only to detect threat, but to also motivate protector behaviour (survival)