ap psych chapter 3 synthesia and types of pain

people describe sensations are:

achy, sharp, throbbing, and stinging

the most common types of pain, because a variety of stimuli can trigger this form of pain. the causes can be endless including:

broken bones, cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, inflammation

example of visceral pain:

cancer

neuropathies are complex conditions so there for theyre hard to ___

diagnose

while organs deep within the body have ___ _____, skin and joints are highly concentrated with them

few nociceptors

example of referred pain:

heart attack

most cases of visceral pain are ___

highly treatable

most common remedy for nociceptive pain:

ibuprofen, and acetaminophen

while no cure for neuropathy exists, patients do have some treatment options that revolve around ___ and ___ the symptoms

minimizing, managing

nociceptors are the ____ _______ that exist throughout the body and these are ____ the spinal cord

nerve endings, outside

a disease that damages the nerves and causes them to function abnormally. finding the source of the neuropathic pain and getting proper treatment can be difficult. (not the neuropathic pain)

neuropathy

tissue damage to the muscles, bones, skin, and internal organs. this is the pain most people think of

nociceptive pain

(2nd theory of psychogenic pain) pain results from ______ ____ that hasn't yet been healed

previous injury

(theory of psychogenic pain) theory 1: psychological factors cause ________

psychogenic pain

episodes of pain that occur as a result of some underlying psychological disorder, rather than in response to some immediate physical injury. all cases should be taken seriously bc of the symptoms of the pain are real and can hurt someone even if only mental.

psychogenic pain

describes the experience of feeling mild to severe discomfort in an area distant from the actual cause

referred pain

most experts distinguish nociceptive pain as:

somatic or visceral

a pain that results from some injury to the body that's generally localized to the affected are when the body repairs the damage to that area

somatic pain

a condition in which one sense is simultaneously perceived as if by one or more addition senses such as sight. it joins objects such as letter, shapes, numbers, or peoples names with smell, color, or flavor

synthesia

originating in the bodys internal organ or their surrounding tissues- feel generally achy

visceral pain

(3rd theory of psychogenic pain) pain causes previous pain to feel ___ than the situation actually is

worse