Week 13 Flashcards
1
Q
There are 2 types of pain, what are they?
A
Nociceptive and neuropathic
2
Q
What is congenital analgesia?
A
A person born without the ability to feel pain
3
Q
What is episodic pain?
A
The inability to feel pain in certain situations such as when on a battlefield
4
Q
What is phantom limb pain?
A
Experienced of pain in a limb that does not exist. (Amputation)
5
Q
What is pain?
A
It is the unpleasant sensory experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage
6
Q
What is acute pain?
A
Pain that doesn’t last longer than 3 months
7
Q
What is chronic pain?
A
Pain that lasts longer than 3 months.
8
Q
What is the biopsychosocial model?
A
A model for understanding pain.
