Unit 3 Week 9 Pain Flashcards
what is the biopsychosocial perspective of pain?
pain is not a factor of just one part of a person, it is a component of interplay between sensory information, emotion and context
what is the mature organism model?
behavior is adapted for survival
sample the environment, scrutinize the input and then respond
pain perception = sensory; altered thoughts = cognitive; altered feelings = affective - all alter behavior and physiology
what is the fear-avoiding model?
perception of threat effects personal affect
high threat = priority to pain control = negative affect
low threat = priority to valued life goals = positive affect
what is pain catastrophizing?
the tendency to explain pain experience in more exaggerated terms than the average person
increases pain through altered attention, anticipation, and emotional response
what is the pain catastrophizing scale?
rumination - attention
magnification - exaggeration
helplessness - low self efficacy
what is occurring with chronic stress?
cortisol inhibits the hypothalamus and pituitary; over time the overused gland becomes less effective
lower cortisol levels impair the ability to control inflammation (immunosuppression); reduced growth factors in brain; and decreased function and size of the hippocampus (memory and mood)
what are the three cortical changes in response to pain?
size: body representation grows
laterality recognition: difficulty differentiating left from right
smudge: representation blurs
what is the cartesian model of pain?
a bottom up view of pain
pain is a direct result of tissue damage and the brain is a passive recipient of the pain signal
what is the specificity theory?
specific pain nerves, pathways, and brain center for pain
what is the pattern theory?
generic nerves respond to pain sensation with uniquely coded impulse
the frequency and intensity of the nerve signal is what creates the sensation of pain
what is the neuromatrix theory of pain?
the brain and spinal cord are what produce pain, not tissue damage
various parts of the central nervous system work together to produce pain
genetically determined and environmentally shaped
nociception + threat = pain
true/false: pain presentation is the same in both the acute and chronic phases.
true
what is nociceptive pain?
due to activation of nociceptors (inflammation, mechanical irritant, injury)
attributable to pathophysiology
how does nociceptive pain present?
localized and appropriate to injury
responds to aggravating and alleviating
intermittent and sharp with movement/provocation
constant due ache to throb at rest
what is nociplastic pain?
due to disturbance in central pain processing (increased excitability and decreased inhibition)
amplification of neural signaling in the CNS that elicits pain hypersensitivity