Exam 7: Understanding and Managing Pain

Which of these conditions may contribute to low back pain?

Cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to be effective in relieving pain for

One variation of cognitive behavioral therapy,encourages participants to _____ their pain and focus their attention on valued activities.

Pain authority Frank Andrasik proposed that pain traps occur when

Stimulation of the A-delta fibers,since they are myelinated,leads to a _______,whereas the unmyelinated C fibers often result in _____________.

Physicians are likely to underestimate the pain of

Pain is usually defined as

During the birth process,women in some cultures exhibit many more signs of pain than women in other cultures.This observation shows that

Which of these findings cast doubt on the specificity theory of pain?

Which structure is most capable of modulating sensory input?

Systems of self-paced administration of analgesic drugs

Providing positive feedback and assistance are the best ways to help someone with low back pain recover.

What brain structure contains a representation of the skin's surface?

Afferent fibers group together after leaving the skin,forming a _____.

Recent research gave participants __________ to reduce people's feelings of social pain.

Myelinated afferent neurons are called

Approximately 50% of people have reported severe headaches in the last 3 months.

According to the gate control theory of pain,the spinal cord

The two most common types of pain are

Sherman stubbed his toe on the sidewalk.His sensation of pain traveled first to the