Common Responses to Pain

Question 1

• moving away from painful stimuli
• grimacing, moaning, crying
• restlessness
• protecting the painful area & refusing to move
  a) Behavioral (Voluntary)
  b) Physiologic (Involuntary)
  c) Affective (Psychological)

Answer 1

a) Behavioral (Voluntary)

Question 2

• increased BP
• increased RR
• pupil dilation/increased pupillary response
• pallor
• increased adrenaline
• increased blood glucose
  a) Sympathetic
  b) Parasympathetic

Answer 2

a) Sympathetic

Question 3

Sympathetic Response
a) Behavioral (Voluntary)
b) Physiologic (Involuntary)
c) Affective (Psychological)

Answer 3

b) Physiologic

Question 4

Parasympathetic Response
a) Behavioral (Voluntary)
b) Physiologic (Involuntary)
c) Affective (Psychological)

Answer 4

b) Physiologic (Involuntary)

Question 5

• nausea/vomiting
• unconsciousness
• decreased BP
• decreased pulse
• prostration
• rapid/irregular breathing
  a) Sympathetic
  b) Parasympathetic

Answer 5

b) Parasympathetic

Question 6

• exaggerated weeping & restlessness
• stoicism
• anxiety
• depression
• fear
• anger
• anorexia
• fatigue
• hopelessness
• powerlessness
  a) Behavioral (Voluntary)
  b) Physiologic (Involuntary)
  c) Affective (Psychological)

Answer 6

c) Affective (Psychological)