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The Psychological Management of Chronic Pain - Test
by William W. Deardorff, Ph.D., ABPP

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1. The IASP definition of pain acknowledges that ____________ is the "gold standard by which pain is understood.	Help
the patient's complaint of symptoms tissue damage the diagnostic test result the pain behavior

2. In acute pain there is usually a ____________ correlation between tissue damage and pain sensation but in chronic non-cancer pain the relationship is usually much __________ .	Help
low, higher high, lower significant, more significant The relationship between tissue damage and pain sensation is always the same

3. The most current theory of pain is the:	Help
specificity theory Muller's doctrine of specific nerve energies gate control theory Livingston's central summation theory

4. Problems with the specificity theory include:	Help
pain after the point of tissue healing injury without pain and pain without injury hypnosis for anesthesia all of the above

5. The gate control theory was first proposed by __________ in 1965.	Help
Pavlov Wilbert Fordyce Melzack and Wall Sonny and Cher

6. _______________ is mechanical, thermal, or chemical energy acting on specialized nerve endings.	Help
nociception pain sensation kinesophobia phantom limb pain

7. Gatchel's model describing the transition from acute to chronic pain includes what concept(s):	Help
physical deconditioning mental deconditioning psychological or "functional" overlay 1 and 2

8. One of the biggest problems in treating depression in the chronic pain patent is:	Help
missing the diagnosis lack of mental health insurance the patient's fear of movement the attitude of the referring physician

9. _________ is more common in the sub-acute pain phase whereas ________ is more likely to occur in chronic pain.	Help
anger, anxiety depression, anxiety anxiety, depression anger, psychosis

10. An irrational fear of movement seen in chronic pain syndromes is termed:	Help
nociception depressionogenic chronification kinesophobia

11. Behavioral influences on chronic pain include:	Help
positive reinforcement negative reinforcement avoidance learning all of the above

12. Although the elements of the clinical interview might vary, the __________ should always be included.	Help
psychological testing questionnaires Mental Status Examination Diaries

13. The clinical interview should start with the collection of __________ data and proceed to gathering _____________ information since this will help avoid placing the patient on the defensive, build rapport, and establish the credibility of the practitioner.	Help
psychological, medical medical, psychological mental status examination, medical psychosocial, psychometric

14. An example of a psychological test designed specifically for use with chronic pain patients is:	Help
MMPI-2 The Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) MPI BDI-2

15. The _____________ is the most commonly used psychological test for assessing chronic pain patients.	Help
MMPI/MMPI-2 Coping Strategies Questionnaire (CSQ) Chronic Pain Coping Inventory (CPCI) Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI)

16. One of the most fundamental methods of assessment of the chronic pain patient is:	Help
observation psychological testing questionnaires archival data

17. Two of the most common "direct" psychological treatments of chronic pain are:	Help
cognitive-behavioral and medications cognitive-behavioral and aggressive reconditioning cognitive-behavioral and relaxation training relaxation training and past lives regression

18. The "C" in the ABCDE model stands for:	Help
cue controlled relaxation chronic pain C-fibers consequent emotions

19. According to Turk (2002), the cognitive-behavioral model asserts that treatment should focus on _____________ dimension(s).	Help
cognitive-behavioral physiological affective all of the above

20. "Either I am cured or I am not", is an example of _________ thinking.	Help
Black and White Filtering Catastrophic Overgeneralization

21. The relaxation response can be learned by:	Help
listening to one's favorite music laying on a hammock practicing rapid and shallow breathing practicing specific deep relaxation exercises

22. Cue controlled relaxation is based upon _________ conditioning principles.	Help
operant classical Skinnerian Physical

23. Acetaminophen is often combined with some other analgesics such as hydrocodone or oxycodone. A patient should not exceed __________ mgs of acetaminophen per day from all sources.	Help
2000 400 4000 40

24. Research has shown that, if opioids are given for a legitimate reason addiction is ______________.	Help
very likely to occur very unlikely to occur the same as tolerance and dependence a treatment goal

25. One sign of ____________ is when the opioid dose must be increased to get the same results.	Help
physical dependence tolerance addiction 1 and 3

26. _________________ is drug-seeking behavior that seems similar to addiction but is due to unrelieved pain.	Help
tolerance physical dependence pseudoaddiction pseudotolerance

27. A low dose of an anti-depressant taken at bedtime might be used with a chronic pain patient for it's:	Help
anti-depressant effect analgesic effect help with sleep 2 and 3

28. One of the newest classes of drugs to be used in the treatment of certain "nerve" pain syndromes is the __________	Help
anticonvulsants antidepressants opioids NSAID

29. In the quota system of exercising, the initial quota is often set at _____ percent of the baseline average.	Help
10 20 100 70

30. The pain management clinician can help design the behavioral aspects of a physical reconditioning program using all of the following concepts except:	Help
exercising to quotas pacing activities intervening in the psychosocial environment getting the patient to exercise as much as possible

The Psychological Management of Chronic Pain - Test by William W. Deardorff, Ph.D., ABPP

The Psychological Management of Chronic Pain - Test
by William W. Deardorff, Ph.D., ABPP