HCAL 1
pain - Answer-an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
can be described
physical (sensory) experience of pain - Answer-the degree of pain a client feels depends both on the
magnitude of stimuli and on the ability of the individual to transmit neuronal pain signals
emotional experience of pain - Answer-the degree of pain a client feels depends on the mental state
nociceptors - Answer-are specialized pain receptors that are present on all body tissies except the brain
biological pain stimuli - Answer-bacteria and viruses
mechanical pain stimuli - Answer-shearing forces
fractures
thermal pain stimuli - Answer-extreme heat
, extreme cold
electrical pain stimuli - Answer-electrical burn
electrical shock
chemical pain stimuli - Answer-cleaning solutions
tobacco smoke
acids/bases
radiation
specificity theory - Answer-states that pain is a specific sensation that uses sensory neurons separate
from other sensations such as heat and touch
peripheral pattern theory - Answer-states that all sensory nerve fiber endings are the same, and pain is
felt only when the fibers are intensely stimulated
gate control theory - Answer-most widely accepted pain theory
states that stimulation of small-diameter (pain) fibers causes gates to open, whereas stimulation of
large-diameter (heat, cold, mechanical) fibers causes gates to close
nociceptive pain - Answer-pain resulting from external stimuli on an uninjured, fully functional nervous
system
most is temporary
neuropathic pain - Answer-is caused by nerve malfunction or injuries resulting from trauma, disease,
chemicals, infections, and tumors
can magnify nociceptive pain
pain - Answer-an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential
tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage
can be described
physical (sensory) experience of pain - Answer-the degree of pain a client feels depends both on the
magnitude of stimuli and on the ability of the individual to transmit neuronal pain signals
emotional experience of pain - Answer-the degree of pain a client feels depends on the mental state
nociceptors - Answer-are specialized pain receptors that are present on all body tissies except the brain
biological pain stimuli - Answer-bacteria and viruses
mechanical pain stimuli - Answer-shearing forces
fractures
thermal pain stimuli - Answer-extreme heat
, extreme cold
electrical pain stimuli - Answer-electrical burn
electrical shock
chemical pain stimuli - Answer-cleaning solutions
tobacco smoke
acids/bases
radiation
specificity theory - Answer-states that pain is a specific sensation that uses sensory neurons separate
from other sensations such as heat and touch
peripheral pattern theory - Answer-states that all sensory nerve fiber endings are the same, and pain is
felt only when the fibers are intensely stimulated
gate control theory - Answer-most widely accepted pain theory
states that stimulation of small-diameter (pain) fibers causes gates to open, whereas stimulation of
large-diameter (heat, cold, mechanical) fibers causes gates to close
nociceptive pain - Answer-pain resulting from external stimuli on an uninjured, fully functional nervous
system
most is temporary
neuropathic pain - Answer-is caused by nerve malfunction or injuries resulting from trauma, disease,
chemicals, infections, and tumors
can magnify nociceptive pain
