Ch27 Pain Exam Prep - Test Bank | Occupational Therapy in Mental Health 2e by Catana Brown by Catana Brown. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 27: Pain
Multiple Choice
1. Acute pain can best be defined as ____________.
a. Pain that has an insidious onset
b. Pain that does not serve a biological purpose
c. Pain that has no apparent tissue damage
d. Pain that is caused by tissue irritation related to an injury or disease
Topic: Defining Pain
LO: 27.1
2. According to the biopsychosocial model, which of the following best represents the perception of pain that signals you to take action?
a. Pain
b. Nociception
c. Suffering
d. Pain behavior
Topic: Biopsychosocial Model
LO: 27.2
3. Which of the following is the most desired outcome of a comprehensive pain assessment for occupational therapy practitioners?
a. Understanding of how pain impacts occupational engagement
b. Understanding of the initial trauma related to the onset of pain
c. Understanding of how medication impacts pain
d. Understanding of the psychological impact of pain
Topic: Evaluation
LO: 27.3
4. You are working in a pain clinic and you want to get an understanding of the intensity of pain your 10-year-old client is experiencing. You decide to implement an evaluation that shows pictures of facial expressions depicting various levels of pain intensity. Which evaluation would you choose?
a. Visual analog scale
b. Verbal rating scale
c. FACES scale
d. McGill Pain Questionnaire
Topic: Evaluation
LO: 27.4
5. While completing an assessment with an adult experiencing chronic pain, you ask the client to choose one word from a list of 15 descriptors to identify his pain intensity. There is an associated number with that word that will be used as the pain intensity score. Which assessment does this best represent?
a. Visual analog scale
b. Verbal rating scale
c. FACES Scale
d. McGill Pain Questionnaire
Topic: Evaluation
LO: 27.4
6. Which classification of medications is effective with acute pain but must be used with caution because of the potential for these drugs to lead to addiction?
a. Opioids
b. Anticonvulsants
c. Muscle relaxants
d. Tricyclic antidepressants
Topic: Interventions
LO: 27.6
7. Holly is a 45-year-old who reports low levels of pain when she is at rest, but this increases to moderate levels when she is doing her instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs). Recently she has had to rely on her husband and children to complete these activities. Therefore, her self-esteem has started to diminish and she’s afraid that before long she won’t be able to do anything. She values her role as a homemaker and her goal is to manage her pain so she can complete the activities associated with this role. You decide to focus your intervention on refocusing Holly’s thinking and incorporating activities such as deep breathing, distraction, and relaxation training that she can use while engaging in her valued role. Which model of practice is most closely associated with your intervention plan?
a. Behavioral Model
b. Biomechanical
c. Model of Human Occupation
d. Relaxation and Refocusing Model
Topic: Interventions
LO: 27.7
8. You want to incorporate the biomechanical model to develop interventions for individuals with chronic pain from arthritis. Which of the following interventions is most closely associated with this model?
a. Biofeedback
b. Cognitive restructuring
c. Environmental adaptations
d. Reactivation of interests
Topic: Interventions
LO: 27.7
9. A company’s investment in ergonomic assessments and modifications in all areas of the workplace to avoid repetitive motion and other workplace injuries is a good example of _____________.
a. Prevention
b. Relapse management
c. Pain management
d. Biomechanical intervention
Topic: Prevention
LO: 27.8
10. Pain is often comorbid with __________.
a. Mood disorders
b. Obesity
c. Attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder
d. Heart disease
Topic: Defining Pain
11. The primary approach to pain assessment is _____.
a. The use of self-report measures
b. The use of physiological measures
c. Diagnostic testing
d. The use of psychological measures
Topic: Evaluation
12. What is the best scale to use for the measurement of pain intensity?
a. Visual analog scale
b. Numerical rating scale
c. Verbal rating scale
d. Pain interference scale
Topic: Evaluation
13. What type of pain scales are recommended for persons who have difficulties with written language?
a. Numerical rating scale
b. Visual analog scale
c. FACES scales
d. Verbal rating scale
Topic: Evaluation
14. Which standardized evaluation provides information on occupations and participation?
a. Pain diaries
b. McGill Pain Questionnaire
c. Pain rating index
d. Brief Pain Inventory
Topic: Evaluation
15. What percent decrease in pain represents a change that is meaningful to the individual experiencing pain?
a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 33%
d. 25%
Topic: Evaluation
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