PSY333H1 Lecture 7: Lecture 7.docx
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Pain: an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such danger definition by international association for the study of pain (iasp) Physicians studied her: electrical shocks, immerse hands in hot/cold water, pinched: no changes in heart rate, blood pressure or breathing. Severe medical problems: knees, hips, spine (remain in one position too long) inflammation of joints: she never readjusted her positions, neglect injuries infection. Died at age 29 from massive infections. Pain = symptom of chief concern to patients: leads them to seek medical attention. Pain often considered of secondary importance to md: physicians see pain to a consequences to another illness. Patients fear ain in illness and treatment most: fearing that they cannot relieve suffering increase anxiety, most common reason for euthanasia. billion is spent annually in canada on over-the-counter pain medications.
