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The IASP broadens this definition to include psychogenic pain with the following points: Pain is always a personal experience that is influenced to varying degrees by biological, psychological, and social factors. Through their life experience, individuals learn the concept of pain. A person's report of an experience of pain should be respected ...
782.2 Localized swelling/mass, superficial; 782.3 Edema, localized, NOS; 782.4 Jaundice; 782.5 Cyanosis; 782.7 Petechiae; 782.8 Change in skin texture; 782.9 Other symptoms involving skin; 783 Symptoms concerning nutrition, metabolism and development. 783.0 Anorexia. Loss of appetite; 783.1 Abnormal weight gain; 783.2 Abnormal loss of weight
Depression can also be exacerbated during particular months (usually winter) in those with seasonal affective disorder. While overuse of digital media has been associated with depressive symptoms, using digital media may also improve mood in some situations. [291] [292] Depression and pain often co-occur. One or more pain symptoms are present ...
The International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) defines chronic pain as a general pain without biological value that sometimes continues even after the healing of the affected area; [8] [9] a type of pain that cannot be classified as acute pain [b] and lasts longer than expected to heal, or typically, pain that has been experienced on most days or daily for the past six months, is ...
Amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome (AMPS) is an illness characterized by notable pain intensity without an identifiable physical cause. [1] [6] Characteristic symptoms include skin sensitivity to light touch, also known as allodynia. Associated symptoms may include changes associated with disuse including changes in skin texture, color ...
Psychological pain, mental pain, or emotional pain is an unpleasant feeling (a suffering) of a psychological, non-physical origin. A pioneer in the field of suicidology, Edwin S. Shneidman, described it as "how much you hurt as a human being. It is mental suffering; mental torment."
Intestinal infections, such as gastroenteritis, can cause localized pain, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. Gastroenteritis, often called the “ stomach flu ,” is an infection ...
Pain disorder is chronic pain experienced by a patient in one or more areas, and is thought to be caused by psychological stress. The pain is often so severe that it disables the patient from proper functioning. Duration may be as short as a few days or as long as many years.