I know this is an assignment I should be doing myself but any assistance would be most appreciated. The reason i'm finding it difficult is because it is for a pre-seen in class essay in which we will only have 50mins to write up so obviously I have to keep to the point (due to time contraints) more so than I would if this were a normal essay. Find below are some ideas of what I am thinking of including in the essay. Any advice or suggestions on how to best tackle this question would be most welcome. Thank you in advance.
So far I'm thinking my essay plan should be as follows:
1. Intro
2. What is pain (differences in chronic and acute pain; dimensions of pain)
3. Physiology of pain - i.e. the mechanism by which pain reaches the brain
4. Psychological influences
5. Gate theory
6. Discussion and evaluation of various measures of pain.
7. Conclusion
2006-11-02 07:49:59 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
Your plan looks really good but I worry that it looks more like a terrific outline for an essay about pain in general. It may be too broad and difficult to cover fully in under 50 minutes. Only #6 seems to more directly address the topic. Don't spend too much time on #2 or 3 since it's a given that you know what it is already. It's not an essay about what it is and how it works, it's about experiencing it in relation to why it can't be measured. Just make sure the examples you use refer back to the topic.
2006-11-02 08:41:04 · answer #1 · answered by Pico 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will not go into the subject in the order mentioned by you,
since the answer would be much too long. I once had a
dentist who did a nerve canal treatment with no anaesthetic.
He only used hypnotism. I never had this done and let him
try provided he would give me an anaesthetic injection if
I needed it. Well, as everyone knows, to pull a nerve in these
conditions is very painful. I had it done as he wished, and it
did hurt but was quite bearable. This shows that suggestion,
which is hypnosis, can make pain bearable. But it took a lot
of faith on my part to believe in his ability. Cheers, Iain.
2006-11-02 10:04:48 · answer #2 · answered by Ricky 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pain is indeed impossible to measure as people's perceptions of pain are always different (ie people have different pain thresholds). Two people may stub their big toe and one will be "Oo that hurt a bit" and the other one will be rolling around in agony. I think having to write that essay will hurt you alot more than it will me. (Sorry - bad joke I know!!!)
2006-11-03 02:16:34 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good structure. Just make sure that you mention child birth, because that's the most weird type of pain ever. I think it is actually the most indescribable pain ever, which gets worse and worse, and then totally vanishes once the baby is out!
2006-11-02 07:56:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anon 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's quite a good frame. maybe you could add the physiological effects of pain (responses in sympathetic and parasympathetic systems etc.) And adding to gate theory maybe discussing the hormonal side of pain (eg. endorphines)
2006-11-02 07:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by Cold Bird 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so random to say this, but i believe pain is psychological, i work with the elderly, and alot of them are demented, ive seen people with dementia break there arm and only every so often feel the pain, but often forget...
2006-11-02 09:21:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent coverage of the subject.
2006-11-02 07:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
don't forget pain threshholds.... each person is different.
2006-11-02 07:53:54 · answer #8 · answered by who be boo? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋