PSYC 341 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Biological Neural Network, Corticosteroid, Oxycodone
17 Apr 2018
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Cipa - congenital insensitivity to pain with or without anhidrosis. Unpleasant sensoryu and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Pain, which begins as acute pain, lasting for more than 6 months. The most popular one is lower back pain. About 80% of the population will experience some form of lower back pain at some point in their lives. Not as severe, but persistant. e. g. back pain: progressive. Continuous and worsens over time e. g. arthritis, cancer Pain from damage to nerves - also known as neuropathic pain, or neuralgia. Musculoskeletal pain is in the muscles or in the joints. Described as aching, throbbing, swelling, musle tenderness, cramping or stiffness. Theories of pain - not competing theories, more of a history of our understanding. Specific sensory receptors for different types of sensation (warmth, pain, touch). Experience of injury sends a signal to the brain, which triggers a pain reaction.
