NSC 4358 EXAM 1 – 2017 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

NSC 4358 EXAM 1 – 2017 CORRECT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 1. The International Association for the Study of Pain defines pain as: a. A purely sensory experience defined by nociceptor activation b. A purely emotional experience c. A sensory and emotional experience d. An effect that emerges from the insular cortex with high specificity 2. Nociception differs from “pain” in that it refers simply to: a. The neural process of encoding noxious information b. The cortical response to activation of nociceptors c. The frequency-dependent encoding of noxious stimulation intensity by large fibers d. The emotional aspect of pain 3. Nociceptors are: a. Neurons in the amygdala that respond to painful stimuli b. Neurons in the sympathetic nervous system responsible for producing changes in heart rate c. Neurons in the peripheral nervous system that detect damaging or potentially damaging stimuli d. Neurons in the hypothalamus that produce a stress response when you are in pain 4. The most commonly used measure of pain in the clinic and in human research is: a. fMRI brain scanning b. EEG recordings of cortical activity c. Laser Doppler blood flow measurements d. The visual analog scale, also known as the 0 – 10 scale 5. Chronic pain affects how many Americans, according to the Institutes of Medicine report in 2011 a. 1/100th of the population