Question

Explain the physiological and psychological factors that determine how someone may experience pain. Discuss the following concepts in your response, and explain whether each concept relates to a physiological or psychological response to pain, or both:

Gate-control theory
Memories of pain
Biology of the brain/body
Sociocultural influences
Pain control

Answer 1

Answer:

Physiological pain is an adaptive protective mechanism. Nociceptors are primary sensory neurons specialized to detect environmental threatening or damaging inputs to initiate a protective response..