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Psychology portal. v. t. e. Pain psychology is the study of psychological and behavioral processes in chronic pain. Pain psychology involves the implementation of treatments for chronic pain. Pain psychology can also be regarded as a branch of medical psychology, as many conditions associated with chronic pain have significant medical outcomes.
Psychogenic pain is physical pain that is caused, increased, or prolonged by mental, emotional, or behavioral factors, without evidence of physical injury or illness. [ 2 ][ 3 ][ 4 ] Headache, back pain, or stomach pain are some of the most common types of psychogenic pain. [ 5 ] It is commonly accompanied by social rejection, broken heart ...
Retrieved 12 January 2015. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage Alt URL [permanent dead link] Derived from Bonica JJ (June 1979). "The need of a taxonomy". Pain. 6 (3): 247–248. doi: 10.1016/0304-3959 (79)90046-0.
Pain disorder. Pain disorder is chronic pain experienced by a patient in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress. The pain is often so severe that it disables the patient from proper functioning. Duration may be as short as a few days or as long as many years. The disorder may begin at any age, and occurs more ...
Treatment approaches to chronic pain include pharmacological measures, such as analgesics (pain killer drugs), antidepressants, and anticonvulsants; interventional procedures, physical therapy, physical exercise, application of ice or heat; and psychological measures, such as biofeedback and cognitive behavioral therapy.
Environmental factors may include psychological stress, trauma, and certain infections. [4] Since the pain appears to result from processes in the central nervous system, the condition is referred to as a "central sensitization syndrome". [4] [13] Fibromyalgia was first defined in 1990, with updated criteria in 2011, [4] 2016, [9] 2019. [12]
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