PAT 201 EXAMINATION TEST 2026 UPDATED
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ what is pain? Answer: an unpleasant sensory
and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage
◉ T or F: pain threshold is defined as the greatest intensity of pain
that an individual can endure before initiating overt pain responses
Answer: FALSE - that is pain tolerance
pain threshold is the point at which a stimulus is perceived as pain
◉ T or F: pain tolerance is defined as the greatest intensity of pain
that an individual can endure before initiating overt pain responses
Answer: TRUE
◉ does pain threshold vary among people and individuals with
time? Answer: no
,◉ does pain tolerance vary among people and individuals with time?
Answer: yes! it can be affected by factors such as fatigue, anxiety,
hunger, etc
◉ T or F: intense pain at one location may increase the threshold in
another location. if true, why? Answer: true! because of perceptual
dominance, pain at one site may mask other painful areas
◉ at how many weeks of gestation is the nociceptor system
functional? Answer: 15-20 weeks
◉ T or F: children ages 5-18 have a lower pain threshold than adults
Answer: true
◉ what are expressions of pain in children? Answer: facial
expression
crying
body movements
lack of consolability
◉ how does aging impact the perception of pain? Answer: increases
pain threshold but decreases pain tolerance
◉ SATA: why is pain threshold increased in older adults?
, a) peripheral neuropathies
b) skin thickness changes
c) decreased descending inhibitory modulation
d) cognitive impairment
e) decreased synthesis of neurotransmitters Answer: a) peripheral
neuropathies - uncontrolled diabetes can cause this & cause
numbness
b) skin thickness changes
d) cognitive impairment
◉ SATA: why is pain tolerance decreased in older adults? explain
each
a) decreased descending inhibitory modulation
b) skin thickness changes
c) peripheral neuropathies
d) decreased synthesis of neurotransmitters
e) decreased opioid receptor density
f) peripheral neuropathies Answer: a) decreased descending
inhibitory modulation &
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ what is pain? Answer: an unpleasant sensory
and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue
damage
◉ T or F: pain threshold is defined as the greatest intensity of pain
that an individual can endure before initiating overt pain responses
Answer: FALSE - that is pain tolerance
pain threshold is the point at which a stimulus is perceived as pain
◉ T or F: pain tolerance is defined as the greatest intensity of pain
that an individual can endure before initiating overt pain responses
Answer: TRUE
◉ does pain threshold vary among people and individuals with
time? Answer: no
,◉ does pain tolerance vary among people and individuals with time?
Answer: yes! it can be affected by factors such as fatigue, anxiety,
hunger, etc
◉ T or F: intense pain at one location may increase the threshold in
another location. if true, why? Answer: true! because of perceptual
dominance, pain at one site may mask other painful areas
◉ at how many weeks of gestation is the nociceptor system
functional? Answer: 15-20 weeks
◉ T or F: children ages 5-18 have a lower pain threshold than adults
Answer: true
◉ what are expressions of pain in children? Answer: facial
expression
crying
body movements
lack of consolability
◉ how does aging impact the perception of pain? Answer: increases
pain threshold but decreases pain tolerance
◉ SATA: why is pain threshold increased in older adults?
, a) peripheral neuropathies
b) skin thickness changes
c) decreased descending inhibitory modulation
d) cognitive impairment
e) decreased synthesis of neurotransmitters Answer: a) peripheral
neuropathies - uncontrolled diabetes can cause this & cause
numbness
b) skin thickness changes
d) cognitive impairment
◉ SATA: why is pain tolerance decreased in older adults? explain
each
a) decreased descending inhibitory modulation
b) skin thickness changes
c) peripheral neuropathies
d) decreased synthesis of neurotransmitters
e) decreased opioid receptor density
f) peripheral neuropathies Answer: a) decreased descending
inhibitory modulation &
