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The mysterious science of pain

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
Date
1.

For hundreds of years, scientists thought pain was...

a)

an imaginary sensory reaction

b)

a direct response to damage

c)

damage caused by pain

d)

suffering as a response to reaction

2.

Pain and tissue damage don`t always...

a)

differ mucho from each other

b)

react to stimuli

c)

have the same cause

d)

go hand in hand

3.

Humans are capable of experiencing severe pain out of proportion to an actual injury, and even pain...

a)

to an extreme injury

b)

to a small injury

c)

without any injury

d)

when the injury is in a no - pain area

4.

Nociception is a part of the nervous system`s protective response...

a)

to harmful or potentially harmful stimuli

b)

to threats that will definitively cause a reaction

c)

to stimuli potentially harmful for a person

d)

to reactions caused by stimuli

5.

When pain sensors are activated...

a)

they send a reaction to the tissue

b)

they connect with eachother and protect the tissue

c)

they send signals to the brain to weight the situation and produce pain

d)

they act on their own to protect in harmful situations

6.

Pain helps the body...

a)

avoid further injury or damage

b)

damage and disable a tissue

c)

avoid restoring the healing process

d)

damage the suffering

7.

Nociceptive signals are amplified when...

a)

injury is chronically repeated

b)

sensors are added to nerve fibers

c)

the brain don`t reacts to them

d)

nerve fibers are multiplied

8.

Chronic pain is defined as pain lasting more than

a)

3 months

b)

3 weeks

c)

3 years

d)

3 days

9.

Pain is also influenced by a person`s emotional state, memories, beliefs about pain and...

a)

attitude

b)

reaction to feelings

c)

predisposition

d)

expectations about treatment

10.

The approach to treat pain inlcuding therapists, family, doctors, etc. is called...

a)

a diverse approach

b)

a rod approach

c)

a multi - pronged

d)

a stimuly