Dulled Pain
True or False
Trauma changes the way we experience pain
True
_______ is the phenomena where someone experiences pain in an area of the body they no longer have.
Phantom Pain
True or False
Women have higher pain tolerances than men
False: Some research states women actually feel more pain than men, but certainly not less!
True or False
Your diet affects your pain tolerance
True!
_______ on pain can increase it's sensation
Attention
What's the difference between pain tolerance and pain threshold?
Tolerance: How long can you handle pain
Threshold: When do you detect pain
Is it possible for someone to feel pain from watching someone else being hurt?
Yes! Many systems are suspected to play a role in the experience of someones empathetic/sympathetic pain responses to others being injured.
True or False
Minorities have higher pain tolerance
False!
True or False
Chronic Pain can increase brain size
False: Chronic pain can shrink the brain
If a child sees a movie about shots where the client screams in pain, they may be more or less likely to feel pain when getting a shot
More likely to feel pain due to anticipation
What is the number one cause of death of someone with CIP?
Joint Pain
True or False
People struggling with chronic pain can develop fear or avoidance behaviors.
True! Pain is the bodies way of communicating risk of harm, being in pain chronically can send mixed signals that cause cognitive and behavioral shifts.
True or False
Lots of Rest is Good for back pain
Movement and slight exercise can help improve back pain
True or False
Your brain can detect pain but cannot feel it
True
Why does the dentist play a movie for kids when they get fillings?
Distraction can dull the sensation of pain
True or False
If someone with trauma is experiencing a smaller response to pain, it means they can handle more pain than most people because they have a higher toleranceFalse! Tolerance or sensation of pain does not change the affect harm has on the body
What is generally considered to be the cause of chronic nociplastic pain?
Chronic nociplastic pain is typically caused with severe or prolonged experiences of Nociceptive pain.
True or False
Weather does not affect chronic pain
False! People with chronic pain may experience higher feelings of pain during weather changes
Yes, when going through a significant emotional event such as "Heartbreak" the brain can trigger the same areas that fire around physical pain
What is the descending pain control system?
Pain travels from the Top-Down