Formative Quiz: Chronic Pain

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

• True

• False

Suffering the the emotional aspect of chronic pain.

• True

• False

Chronic pain affects men more than women.

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

Chronic pain can be considered a disease in itself

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

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

(a)  

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False

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

• True

• False