The Psychology of Pain
Pain can be conceptualized physiologically, neurologically, and behaviorally. We review the physiological and neurological components of pain, and then spend considerable time considering the behavioral aspects of pain. It's a subject that seems straight forward on the surface, but has a surprising amount of complexity, nuance, and disagreement. It might seem nice to not be able to feel pain, but this is actually very dangerous. Also, so plants feel pain?RecommendationsAbraham: Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie (https://www.peacocktv.com/stream-movies/mr-monks-last-case-a-monk-movie)Shane: Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care by Kelly Hays and Mariame Kaba (https://www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1922-let-this-radicalize-you)Holidays (8/20/2025):International Day of Medical TransportersLemonade DayNational Chocolate Pecan Pie DayNational Medical Dosimetrist DayNational Radio DayVirtual Worlds DayWorld Mosquito DayDrive Sober or Get Pulled OverMinority Enterprise Development WeekNational Aviation WeekLinks and References: https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/inside-the-mind/human-brain/pain5.htmhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3690315/American Pain Society. "Pain: Current Understanding of Assessment, Management, and Treatments."http://www.ampainsoc.org/ce/enduring.htmBesson, JM. "The Neurobiology of Pain." Lancet 353: 1610-1615, 1999.http://www.ub.uio.no/umn/farm/pbl/artikler/Neurobiology%20of%20pain.pdfFine P, Portenoy RK. "Opioid Analgesia." McGraw Hill, 2004Hamilton, PS. "Michigan: Pain and Symptom Management."http://www.criticalcareceu.com/courses/151/index_ccare.htmlHudspith, MJ et al. "Physiology of Pain."http://intl.elsevierhealth.com/e-books/pdf/1198.pdfJackson, M. "Pain and Its Mysteries." Adapted from "Pain the Fifth Vital Sign," 2002.http://fleen.psych.udel.edu/articles/AEP04.3.12.PDFKoman, K. "The Science of Hurt." Harvard Magazine, Nov.-Dec. 2005.http://www.harvardmagazine.com/on-line/110523.htmlKrames, E. "The Neurobiology of Pain."http://pacpain.com/docs/PPTC_Neurobiology-painforweb.pdfMassage & Bodywork Magazine. "Making Sense of Back Pain Part One."http://www.massageandbodywork.com/Articles/JuneJuly2006/backpain.htmlMassage & Bodywork Magazine. "Making Sense of Back Pain Part Two."http://www.massageandbodywork.com/Articles/AugSep2006/backpain.htmlMassage & Bodywork Magazine. "The Pain Game Part One."http://www.massageandbodywork.com/Articles/JuneJuly2006/paingame.htmlMassage & Bodywork Magazine. "The Pain Game Part Two."http://www.massageandbodywork.com/Articles/AugSep2006/paingame.htmlMcMahon, S and D Bennett. "Pain Mechanisms, Nature Reviews Neuroscience" poster.http://www.nature.com/nrn/posters/pain/nrn_pain_poster.pdfNat. Acad. Sciences Colloquium. "The Neurobiology of Pain." National Academies Press, 1999.http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309065488NCI: Pain Control. "A Guide for People with Cancer and Their Families."http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/paincontrol/page1"Neuroscience for Kids: Pain"http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/pain.htmlNIDCR/NIH, Converging Pathways of Pain Research at NIDCR.http://history.nih.gov/exhibits/pain/index.htmlPace, MC et al. "Neurobiology of Pain." J Cell Physiol 209: 8-12, 2006.http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/112641486/PDFSTARTPayne, R. "Cancer Pain: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology."Cancer 63: 2266-2274, 1989.http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/fulltext/112673169/PDFSTARTPurves, D et al, "Neuroscience Chapter 10: Pain."http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=neurosci.chapter.675#topSociety for Neuroscience. http://www.sfn.org/Brain Facts. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainFactsNociceptors and Pain. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_nociceptorsGender and Pain. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_Gender_and_PainNeuropathic Pain. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_neuropathicKilling Cells to Kill Pain. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_killingCellsToKillPain Cannabinoids and Pain. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?New Targets for Pain Relief. http://www.sfn.org/index.cfm?pagename=brainBriefings_painReliefSpine-health.com. "Modern Theories of Chronic Pain."http://www.spine-health.com/topics/cd/pain/chronic_pain_theories/chronic_pain_theory01.htmlStopPain.org. "Introduction to Chronic Pain."http://www.healingchronicpain.org/content/introduction/default.aspZichtermann, A. "Opioid Pharmacology and Considerations in Pain Management." US Pharmacisthttp://www.uspharmacist.com/index.asp?page=ce/105473/default.htmBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-we-do-what-we-do--3419521/support.
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