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1
The author of your text wants you to understand that pain is
A)a symptom to be managed much as other symptoms are.
B)a problem because medical schools do not devote enough time to teaching about its management.
C)usually only a problem because depressed and anxious patients report more pain.
D)a serious symptom and needs to taken seriously.
2
Factors that can influence the amount of pain reported are
A)cultural expectations.
B)physical size of the person.
C)physical size of the tumor or injury.
D)direct relationships between expectations and reported pain.
3
Pain behaviors are
A)behaviors that result from acute pain, but not chronic pain.
B)obvious when reported by the patient.
C)behaviors that can be seen and help providers understand the disruption pain has played in the patient's life.
D)helpful in understanding the physiology of pain.
4
Mechanical nociception
A)results from mechanical tissue damage like a sprained ankle.
B)results in pain messages sent through the release of chemical messengers to the spinal cord and cerebral cortex.
C)results with A-delta fibers transmitting slow, dull, aching pain.
D)a and b
E)all of the above
5
The periductal gray structure in the midbrain has been implicated in which of the following?
A)pain enhancement when stimulated
B)pain modulation when stimulated
C)pain modulated by the dorsal horn in the spinal column, but not the periductal gray region of the brain
D)cerebral cortex predicting pain responses, not the periductal gray
6
Phantom limb pain is
A)becoming less common because there are new treatments for it.
B)becoming more common because we increasingly engage in more dangerous behaviors.
C)still not completely understood, but believed to be true.
D)still not completely understood, and believed to not be true pain.
7
Endogenous opioid peptides are
A)produced in many parts of the brain and glands.
B)are divided into 3 categories: beta-endorphins, proenkephalin, and prodynorphins.
C)a highly complex system of pain management.
D)all of the above
8
Chronic benign pain differs from chronic progressive pain
A)in the severity of the pain.
B)in the progression of the cause of pain.
C)in the length of time of pain.
D)in the intractable nature of the pain.
9
The most common method of pain control is
A)a homemade remedy.
B)grinning and bearing it.
C)morphine.
D)surgical intervention.
10
The most effective treatment for management of acute and chronic pain appears to be
A)hypnosis.
B)relaxation.
C)biofeedback.
D)acupuncture.





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