Formative Quiz: Chronic Pain

Chronic pain may or may not be associated with an underlying pathology.

Suffering the the emotional aspect of chronic pain.

Chronic pain affects men more than women.

Allodynia is an increased response to a stimulus that is normally painful

Chronic pain can be considered a disease in itself

The insula contributes to affect, cognition, and response selection.

It is a complex network of synaptic links initially determined by genetics.

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Peripheral sensitization is mediated by cytokines, prostaglandins, and serotonin.

Central sensitization provides a physiologic explanation for pain in the absence of identifiable injury.

Examples of blue flags are fear, anxiety, catastrophization, and distress.