Lecture 3 Flashcards
1
Q
Definition of pain?
A
An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience
associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or
described in terms of such damage.
2
Q
What is pain? (4 points)
A
– We are animals with an advanced nervous system
– Pain is an adaptation of our nervous system
– Pain is not a good indicator of tissue damage
– Nociception is not pain
3
Q
How do we experience pain?
A
– Biopsychosocial Model – Experimental Evidence • Context • Empathy • Time
4
Q
What are 7 factors of the Bio psychosocial model?
A
. Past experiences • Knowledge • Beliefs • Culture • Past successful behaviours • Past successful behaviours observed in others • Many Others
5
Q
What are the 4 aspects of pathopysiology?
A
– Beyond the tissue
– Spinal Cord Adaptations: Central Sensitisation
– Brain Adaptations: Imprecision
– Attention
