Psychology 2036A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Phantom Limb, Pain Management, Nociception

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 2036A/B
• Professor: Mike Morrison

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Explain why pain is difficult to study. Identify the clinical issues in pain management. Describe the techniques used to control pain. May occur because sympathetic arousal as it occurs in response to vigorous sports seems to diminish pain sensitivity: culture and pain, some cultures report pain sooner and react more intensely compared to. A throbbing pain is different than a shooting pain); pain questionnaires like the. A-delta fibres: respond to mechanical/thermal pain; small, myelinated fibres, transmit first pain and sharp pain rapidly; affect sensory aspects of pain; opens gate. C-fibres: secondary dull or aching pain; unmyelinated fibres; affects motivational and affective elements of pain; opens gate. Acute pain: there are more pain control techniques for acute pain than chronic pain, acute pain does not involve a complex interaction between physiological, psychological, social, and behavioral components, more likely to have success in pain programs. None of the conditions had an effect on ratings of pain intensity.