1. Understanding and Managing Pain Quiz Questions

2. 1. Many people imagine that a life without pain is desirable
1. Many people imagine that a life without pain is desirable. Evidence from people with chronic pain insensitivity indicate that
a. those people are correct.
b. pain insensitivity is a disadvantage for children but an advantage for adults.
c. pain insensitivity is an advantage for children but a disadvantage for adults.
d. pain insensitivity is dangerous.

3. 2. Victoria has just cut her hand with a sharp knife
2. Victoria has just cut her hand with a sharp knife. The pain she feels can best be described as
a. acute.
b. prechronic.
c. chronic intractable.
d. chronic.
e. chronic recurrent.

4. 3. Henry Beecher reported that soldiers wounded at the Anzio beachhead during World War II experienced _____ pain.
a. chronic intractable
b. severe, excruciating
c. stress-related
d. very little

5. 4. In some cultures, people undergo initiation rituals that call for them to have their body pierced, cut, tattooed, burned, or beaten. These individuals
a. feel no pain.
b. show little or no pain from an accidental injury.
c. feel pain, but their culture trains them to exhibit no pain during these initiation rituals.
d. offer proof that pain is totally psychological.

6. 5. In comparison to behavior modification techniques, cognitive therapy
a. is less effective.
b. is more solidly based in learning theor
c. places more emphasis on the interpretation of events.
d. has a longer tradition of use for pain management.

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8. Answers:

9. 1. Many people imagine that a life without pain is desirable
1. Many people imagine that a life without pain is desirable. Evidence from people with chronic pain insensitivity indicate that
a. those people are correct.
b. pain insensitivity is a disadvantage for children but an advantage for adults.
c. pain insensitivity is an advantage for children but a disadvantage for adults.
d. pain insensitivity is dangerous.

10. 2. Victoria has just cut her hand with a sharp knife
2. Victoria has just cut her hand with a sharp knife. The pain she feels can best be described as
a. acute.
b. prechronic.
c. chronic intractable.
d. chronic.
e. chronic recurrent.

11. 3. Henry Beecher reported that soldiers wounded at the Anzio beachhead during World War II experienced _____ pain.
a. chronic intractable
b. severe, excruciating
c. stress-related
d. very little

12. 4. In some cultures, people undergo initiation rituals that call for them to have their body pierced, cut, tattooed, burned, or beaten. These individuals
a. feel no pain.
b. show little or no pain from an accidental injury.
c. feel pain, but their culture trains them to exhibit no pain during these initiation rituals.
d. offer proof that pain is totally psychological.

13. 5. In comparison to behavior modification techniques, cognitive therapy
a. is less effective.
b. is more solidly based in learning theory
c. places more emphasis on the interpretation of events.
d. has a longer tradition of use for pain management.