Chronic Pain
What is chronic pain?
Pain that lasts longer than 6 months
How is stress different from a stressor?
Stress is our internal reaction to the demands of a stressor; a stressor is an event, person, expectation, law, rule, or request that makes a person react
Why can stuffing or ignoring anger be problematic?
It can cause anger to build and lead to lashing out at others or directing anger inwardly (leading to depression or self-hate)
Most chronic diseases can be ___
prevented; controlled; managed
What's the first step to dealing with triggers?
Identify them!
____ treatment approaches are more effective than ____ approaches
Multiple-component (more than one treatment/method); single-method
What are 3 examples of ways to reduce stress?
What's the difference between accepting and expressing anger?
What does comorbid disorders mean?
One disorder or disease co-occurring with another disorder or disease; two (or more) serious health problems in the same person
What are steps you can take to avoid insomnia (or just improve sleep)?
Avoid taking naps, go to bed at the same time each night, get up at the same time each day, keep lights dim and do relaxing activities at night, get out of bed if you can't sleep for 30+ minutes, avoid late-night snacking, use bed only for sleep and intimacy
Chronic pain can have a strong effect on our health by triggering our ___
stress response; fight-or-flight response
What can affect our ability to tolerate stress?
The intensity of a stressor, duration of a stressor, our perception of a stressor, our coping skills for stress, our external resources, our preparation for a stressor
What are different negative ways to express anger?
Blaming and attacking, sarcasm, exaggerations, yelling, withdrawal, projecting guilt, "you" statements, physical violence
What are 4 of the most common chronic diseases?
Allergies, arthritis, asthma, heart disease, cancer, diabetes, hepatitis, lupus, obesity, oral health problems
What is the CAGE questionnaire?
A questionnaire used to help identify if someone has a drinking problem
What are 4 different treatment approaches that may be recommended to manage chronic pain?
Physical exercise, physical therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, clinical hypnosis, non-opioid pain medications
What choices and decisions can increase our stress?
Procrastination, overcommitting to events, ignoring physical health, impulsive spending, etc.
What is it called when people focus their anger on a safer or less threatening person?
Shifting anger
What health behaviors primarily contribute to developing chronic disease?
Lack of exercise/physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, drinking too much alcohol
What are the 2 major types of meditation?
Concentration and mindful meditation
How are chronic pain and addiction are similar?
Both are biopsychosocial processes, treatment for one may help the other, both impact and are impacted by the central nervous system, both are influenced by genetics and our environment, both affect our behaviors, both can cause serious problems if left untreated, both need an integrated treatment plan
The choices and decisions we make can reduce or increase our stress, what are choices to reduce stress?
Being organized, scheduling reminders, cleanliness, addressing problems as they arise, etc.
Anger is a natural emotion, what is its purpose?
Communicate that we feel we're being treated unfairly, we feel attacked, something goes against our values; biologically prepares us to protect ourselves
Why is it important to have multiple treatment and recovery plans for comorbid disease? (Name at least 2 reasons)
One disease can worsen the other if left untreated; treating one disease may help address another; each disorder has its own set of symptoms, severity, treatment needs, and course of recovery
Why is the idea of interdependence important for recovery?
Means people cooperate and share resources and strengths; people depending on one another for a common good