PSY 352 Ch 10 Quiz - Chapter 10 health psychology 11th edition by Shelley Taylor. Questions with PDF

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Chapter 10 health psychology 11th edition by Shelley Taylor. Questions with all correct answers from fall 2021 with Dr. Lecci...

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PSY 352 Ch 10 Quiz 1. The effect of depression on pain is that it can a. lead to higher rates of familial homicide b. distract the individual from the experience of pain (i.e., it becomes a tradeoff of emotional pain instead of physical pain) c. lower satisfaction with work d. increases perceptions of pain 2. According to research chronic pain can impact relationships in the following ways; a. positive relationships with their families can result in improved symptoms b. pain patients tend to be too aggressive when dispensing discipline with their children c. sexual relationships tend to deteriorate d. pain patents tend to communicate better with the families 3. Minor pains are known to be critical for survival because: a. they provide low-level feedback about the functioning of the bodily systems. b. they are never influenced by the context in which the pain is experienced. c. from a medical practitioner's perspective, pain is never a byproduct of a disorder. d. it is always easy for individuals to describe the pain objectively. 4. The most common reason for patients' requests for euthanasia is: a. substantial cost of treatment. b. prospect of surgery. c. inadequate relief from pain. d. anxiety in a hospital setting. 5. Which of the following statements is true about pain? a. Unlike acute pain, chronic pain decreases with treatment and the passage of time. b. Pain is heavily influenced by the context in which it is experienced. c. From a patient's standpoint, pain is often a by-product of a disorder. d. Gender and/or cultural differences have no influence over the perceptions of pain. 6. The experience of pain due to temperature exposure is known as _____. a. mechanical nociception b. thermal pain c. polymodal nociception d. phantom limb sensation 7. _____ are small myelinated fibers that transmit sharp pain. a. A-delta fibers b. Group IV fibers c. C-fibers d. A-alpha fibers

8. Which of the following statements is true about the elusive nature of pain? a. Pain is never a byproduct of a disorder. b. Pain is psychologically insignificant. c. Pain behavior is observable and measurable. d. It is easy to describe pain objectively. 9. Which of the following statements is true about endogenous opioid peptides? a. They are pain control drugs that are manufactured from plants. b. They seldom require additional factors to trigger their arousal. c. They exacerbate the transmission of pain signals. d. They are the natural pain suppression system of the body. 10. Migraine headaches and trigeminal neuralgia are examples of _____. a. chronic progressive pain b. acute pain c. recurrent acute pain d. chronic benign pain 11. Which of the following statements best describes chronic benign pain? a. The pain typically goes on for 6 months or less and disappears when the tissue damage is repaired. b. It involves constant pain that increases in severity over time, due to a malignant condition, and typically lasts longer than 6 months. c. It involves intermittent episodes of pain that are acute in character but chronic inasmuch as the condition recurs for more than 6 months. d. The pain varies in severity, typically persists for 6 months or longer, and is relatively unresponsive to treatment. 12. _____ pain results from damage to the peripheral nerves or the central nervous system. a. Psychogenic b. Neurogenic c. Nociceptive d. Idiopathic 13. Why is the distinction between acute and chronic pain important in clinical management? a. Acute and chronic pain always present identical psychological profiles. b. Chronic pain involves a more complex interaction of physiological, psychological, social, and behavioral components than acute pain. c. Unlike chronic pain, acute pain requires individualized techniques for its management. d. Most pain control techniques work well to control chronic pain but are less successful in managing acute pain. 14. Inhibiting pain in one part of the body by stimulating another area is known as _____. a. biofeedback b. counterirritation

c. hypnosis d. relaxation 15. Biofeedback training: a. is a less expensive technique than relaxation. b. involves inhibiting pain in one part of the body by mildly irritating another area. c. can be thought of as an operant learning process. d. cannot be used to treat headaches. 16. Which of the following statements is not true about distraction? a. it is a useful technique of pain control b. it has strong analgesic properties by itself c. it is especially useful with acute pain d. it involves a shift of focus 17. _____ is a pain management technique in which patients shift their focus on an irrelevant and attention-getting stimulus. a. biofeedback blocking b. relaxation c. distraction d. biofeedback awareness...