Glossary
pain that it is intense but lasts for a brief period of time. You can experience acute pain related to surgery, serious injury, or pain-causing disease.
Acute pain
involve biological, psychological, and social factors.
biopsychosocial processes
basically a series of questions about your pain, the severity of your pain, and the consequences of your pain. T
pain assessment
Research shows that ____________ ______ ______ approaches (treatment approaches that have more than one component) are more effective than a single approach.
multiple-component treatment
They have serious side effects, such as drowsiness and confusion, and they cause serious constipation. When taken with certain other medications or drugs, they can cause overdose and death.
Opioids
generally considered pain that lasts longer than six months. Chronic pain can be mild or intense, occurs in episodes or is continuous, and can be inconvenient or completely incapacitating
Chronic pain
addiction, treatment, recovery, and relapse are all....
processes
■ Stinging ■ Sharp ■ Shooting ■ Aching ■ Dull ■ Tingling ■ Shocking ■ Throbbing ■ Radiating
describe your pain
________ has been shown to alleviate low back pain, neck pain, fibromyalgia, and other painful conditions
Exercise
An _______ _____ _____ is a written agreement that describes what you and your health care provider expect from each other while you are using opioids for pain control. M
opioid treatment agreement
a situation in which the same amount of a substance (such as an opioid) taken over an extended period of time has less of an effect (for example, less pain-relief effect).
Tolerance i
They both are affected by and in turn have an effect on your central nervous system. They are both influenced by your genetics and environment. They both have strong effects on your behavior
Chronic pain and addiction
can dramatically affect your mood and feelings.
Pain
________ _________ use various hands-on approaches to help patients increase their range of motion, strength, and functioning. They can also provide training in movement and exercise.
Physical therapists
_____ _____ are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States.
Chronic diseases
a fight-or-flight response that is a physical reaction that generally includes a rapid heart rate, rapid breathing, sweating, becoming pale or flush (or both), and having a boost of energy.
Stress response
a short-term physical reaction that typically includes • rapid heart rate. • rapid breathing. • sweating. • becoming pale or flush or both. • a boost of energy
stress response
...can lead to or worsen pain.
Mental health disorders,physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or trauma, traumatic brain injury
Through ______ _____ _____, you can gain coping skills to use when you encounter situations that are stressful, are depressing, or make you anxious.
(CBT) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Many people with chronic pain can experience ____ ____—pain that is intense but lasts for a brief period of time.
Acute pain
processes that involve biological, psychological, and social factors. A process is not a single event; it has various stages and it changes over time.
Biopsychosocial processes
(your body needs more of the substance to have the same effect). This often leads a person to take the substance more often.
tolerance
_____ and ____should monitor your pain treatment plan together
You and your health care provider
__________ is a state of inner concentration and focused attention.
Hypnosis
_______ are recommended to people with a substance use disorder ONLY when the potential benefits outweigh the risks
opioids