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What s Pain?
Pain is a feeling triggered in the nervous system.
Pain may be sharp or dull. It may come and go, or it
may be constant.
Pain is not only a sensory, cognitive, and emotional
experience but also involves ,…………. reactions that
may alleviate, exacerbate, or prolong pain experience
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WHAT IS PAIN?
¨ In 1994, The International Association for the Study
of Pain (IASP) defined pain as:
“An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience
associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or
described in terms of such damage".
Pain is always subjective experience. Because it has
an emotional component. patients with similar
conditions will report different pain intensities
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