Quiz on Pain Management and Types

Which of the following best defines pain according to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)?

• A physical response to injury

• A sensory experience without emotional involvement

• An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage

• A mild discomfort from overuse

Pain that occurs without any identifiable physical cause is best described as:

• Somatic pain

• Neuropathic pain

• Psychogenic pain

• Visceral pain

Acute pain is typically characterized by:

• Duration longer than 6 months

• Lack of physiological symptoms

• Sudden onset and identifiable cause

• Psychological disturbances only

Which component is NOT typically considered part of the pain experience?

• Emotional

• Cognitive

• Sensory

• Digestive

Neuropathic pain results from damage to which of the following?

• Muscles

• Bones

• Nervous system

• Skin

Which of the following is a common cause of nociceptive pain?

• Peripheral nerve damage

• Emotional stress

• Tissue injury or inflammation

• Phantom limb syndrome

A patient experiencing pain after a shingles infection is likely experiencing:

• Psychogenic pain

• Referred pain

• Neuropathic pain

• Somatic pain

Which condition is most likely to produce visceral pain?

• Broken leg

• Appendicitis

• Migraine

• Carpal tunnel syndrome

Which factor does NOT directly contribute to the etiology of chronic pain?

• Persistent tissue damage

• Nerve sensitization

• Psychological conditions

• Hair loss

Which type of pain is typically described as sharp, localized, and caused by skin or muscle injury?

• Neuropathic

• Visceral

• Somatic

• Referred