Understanding Pain - Assessment and Treatment

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Question 1:

Using one’s personality, developing trust and effectively communicating with your patient is called:

A) Therapeutic use of self

B) Developing rapport

C) Effective communication

D) Validating someone’s pain

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Question 2:

Sleep plays a vital role in pain modulation _____________ .

A) To balance mood and hormones

B) To decrease inflammation

C) Assists in the healing process

D) All of the above

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Question 3:

Which of the following does not have a large effect on pain.

A) Ultrasound

B) Interferential stimulation

C) Graded Motor Imagery

D) Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation

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Question 4:

A non-pharmacologic approach to pain modulation that can be set up to include other senses is called __________ .

A) Progressive resistive muscle relaxation

B) Journaling

C) Distraction

D) Guided imagery

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Question 5:

This approach addresses improved motion without increased pain because it activates the premotor cortex without stimulating the pain receptors.

A) Cognitive-Behavioral techniques

B) Use of joint mobilizations

C) Massage

D) Stage 2 of the GMI approach

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Question 6:

One valid and reliable outcome measure which uses pain descriptors to help the therapist understand a person’s pain experience including the sensory and affective components is ____________ .

A) Numeric Pain Rating Scale

B) McGill Pain Questionnaire

C) Health Related Quality of Life-SF 36

D) Brief Pain Inventory

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Question 7:

A person’s emotional level is also known as which pain component?

A) Behavioral

B) Physiological

C) Affective

D) Psychological

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Question 8:

This area is described as a sensory map of the brain.

A) Thalmus

B) Homunculus

C) Dorsal horn

D) Descending pain pathway

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Question 9:

The first to be triggered by a noxious pain response are ___________.

A) Endorphins

B) Spinalthalamic tract

C) Nociceptor

D) Central nervous system

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Question 10:

These fibers are most associated with chronic, diffuse or unspecified pain.

A) Small C fibers

B) Large A fibers

C) Large C fibers

D) Myelinated fibers

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Question 11:

Pain is described as a sensory and emotional experience because __________ .

A) Pain is associated with the homunculus

B) Pain is associated with the frontal lobe and areas of memory

C) Pain is associated with the peripheral nervous system

D) Pain is associated with fast acting A fibers

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Question 12:

Techniques that are associated with “closing the gate” on pain include all but which of the following.

A) Electrical stimulation

B) Massage

C) Cognitive-behavioral approaches

D) Active motion

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Question 13:

A lack of understanding the pain process is described as which component of pain?

A) Cognitive

B) Sensory

C) Affective

D) Behavioral

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Question 14:

Breaking down tasks into manageable pieces is known as ____________ .

A) Pacing

B) Joint protection techniques

C) Ergonomic posture

D) Exposure therapy

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Question 15:

Components of the evaluation process should include all but the following.

A) Outcome measure pain assessment

B) Skilled observations

C) Assessment of ADLs/IADLs

D) Invalidating a patient’s pain experience

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Question 16:

Instruction on techniques to prevent joint and tissue damage and deformity are called ___________ .

A) Energy conservation techniques

B) The study of ergonomics

C) Use of orthoses

D) Joint protection techniques

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Question 17:

The sensory part of the peripheral nervous system is known as ____________ .

A) Afferent

B) Efferent

C) Autonomic

D) Peripheral sensitization

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Question 18:

Pain is regulated in the _____________ .

A) Dorsal horn

B) Brain

C) Nociceptors

D) Peripheral nervous system

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Question 19:

The point at which a person perceives pain is called ___________ .

A) Pain threshold

B) Pain tolerance

C) Pain modulation

D) Pain experience

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Question 20:

Which of the following can affect or increase pain?

A) Sleep

B) Mood

C) Alcohol

D) All of the above

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Question 21:

The inability to discriminate between the left and right side of the body is called ______________ .

A) Motor imagery

B) Central sensitization

C) Laterality

D) Closing the gate

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Question 22:

A therapist should not consider the following in a patient’s pain experience.

A) Culture

B) Knowledge of pain, the pain pathway

C) Their own pain experiences to draw an understanding from

D) Social influences

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Question 23:

The best approach to addressing pain uses ________________ .

A) Only preparatory methods to first relieve the pain

B) Experiences of the therapist to guide treatment

C) A multimodal approach including a collaboration with the patient for goal setting

D) Instruction on in depth science for the patient’s understanding

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Question 24:

When deciding on use of an outcome measure the following should be considered.

A) Validity

B) Reliability

C) Purpose of assessment

D) All of the above

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Question 25:

The following approach has insufficient research to support its use alone in addressing pain modulation.

A) Massage

B) Compensatory activities

C) Patient education and demonstration of energy conservation techniques

D) Distraction techniques and tasks that encourage increase use and function

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