Paradoxical qualities of pain

Question 1

What is the the purpose of pain being protective?

Answer 1

it leads to the avoidance of tissue damage or the minimization of tissue damage.

Question 2

Quality of life for those with chronic pain is….

Answer 2

diminished

Question 3

What is the most common reason cited for worker disability?

Answer 3

pain

Question 4

Cost of pain-related conditions in the U.S. workforce?

Answer 4

~60 billion per year

- loss of productive time due to both absenteeism and reduced work performance

Question 5

Which cortical regions are responsible for processing the experience of pain?

Answer 5

Trick question, Got you!!

- we don’t have a clear understanding which cortical regions are responsible

Question 6

Research shows that certain brain and brainstem regions can even modulate the experience of pain through ______ control mechanisms.

Answer 6

descending

Question 7

How many ways is pain Paradoxical?

Answer 7

3 main respects

Question 8

Pain is paradoxical in 3 main respects, what are they?

Answer 8

1. Adaptiveness
2. Lack of clear cortical representation
3. Descending pain control mechanisms

Question 9

(3 main paradoxical respects):

Adaptiveness

Answer 9

the experience of pain is important for survival and serves as a warning sign, however; it appears to be negative in all respects

Question 10

(3 main paradoxical respects):

Lack of clear cortical representation

Answer 10

painful stimuli activate several regions of the cortex

Question 11

(3 main paradoxical respects):

Presence of descending pain control mechanisms

Answer 11

cognitive and emotional factors can effectively suppress the experience of pain