PSY BEH 138H Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Biofeedback, May Report, Gestational Age
13 Sep 2017
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Do children feel pain: before 1970 - no formal research looking at pain management in children, 1974 52% of children received no pain medication after surgery such as nephrectomies, palate. (cid:449)afford a(cid:374)d alle(cid:374) (cid:894)1(cid:1013)6(cid:1012)(cid:895): (cid:862)pediatric patie(cid:374)ts seldo(cid:373) (cid:374)eed (cid:373)edicatio(cid:374) for pai(cid:374) relief(cid:863) repairs and traumatic amputations. What is pain: nociception: the neural mechanism by which an individual detects the presence of a potentially tissue-harming stimulus. Can have a situation where receptors are going through but you aren"t aware of them (e. g. surgeries and anesthesia: pain: an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Types of pain: acute pain: pain associated with a brief episode of tissue injury or inflammation. E. g. paper cuts, burns, surgeries, broken bones. Fairly predictable: chronic pain: consistent pain for 3+ months. E. g. some presentations of arthritis, migraines: neuropathic pain: persistent pain in the central or peripheral nervous system in the absence of on-going tissue injury.
