PSYC 2301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hypochondriasis, Acupuncture, Nociceptor
16 Jan 2018
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What is pain: defined as unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, associated with actual or. In some cases: pain can be entirely "in the mind". Chronic pain: acute pain, can be described as discomfort experienced with temporary painful conditions, lasting less than 3mons, chronic pain, lasting longer than 3 months or longer than doctors expected. Chronic progressive: relatively unresponsive to treatment varies in severity, can be a result of inflammation, visceral damage or stress, example: chronic low back pain increases in severity associated with malignancies or degenerative disorder, example: cancer, rheumatoid arthritis. Chronic recurrent: intermittent: example: migraines, temporomandibular disorder, trigeminal neuralgia (aka. Would does pain work (perceiving pain): nociceptors nerve ending that responds to pain stimuli and injury, there are several different types: What are they: very small myelinated fibers that transmit sharp pain. What do they do: response to mechanical and thermal pain. Involve the motor and sensory areas: they create motivates and quick.
