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Unit 5: Written Assignment

Department of Health Science, University of People

Coretta Nelson (Instructor)

Oct 4, 2022.

Psychological influences on pain perception

Considering psychology is the purpose and foundation of all we do, it is important for

surviving daily life. Psychology refers to consciousness, emotions, drive, and other mental health

issues including anxiety and sadness. Our mental control over our physical actions and motions

affects everything, including success, failure, and other things. Stress, like psychological

variables, can lead to sickness either directly or indirectly (Ogden, J. 2019, P. 55). The easy

straight route leads to becoming sick or having a fever. Trying to get rid of stress and sadness by

engaging in enjoyable activities, whether in a healthy or destructive way, is an indirect method.

Genetic, developmental, family, psychological, social, and cultural factors all impact pain

perception, expression, and reaction. Psychological elements, such as the environmental and

emotional aspects that occur while we are in pain, can have a significant impact on the strength

of these sensations. Perhaps when we are in agony, diverting ourselves or thinking about

something else will take away the discomfort for a while, according to psychology.
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Gate Control Theory including factors that open and close the gate

The Gate Control Theory of Pain proposes a system in the spinal cord that permits pain

signals to be delivered up to the brain for processing, allowing pain to be amplified or attenuated

at the spinal cord level. If the gate is open, pain sensations can pass through and be delivered to

the brain, where they are perceived as pain. When the gate is closed, pain signals are prevented

from reaching the brain, and the experience of pain is just not generated.

This is significant because communications from your body travel via these gates to your

brain. If the gates are more open, a greater number of pain messages are sent to the brain, and

you are more likely to suffer severe pain. As a result, learning more about the gate theory will

make it easier to characterize some pain perception events.

The positive effects of blogging about chronic pain and illness

Online social media has created opportunities for people with chronic pain to find and

communicate with others with similar health problems (Tsai, S., Crawford, E., & Strong, J.

2018). People nowadays discuss and open up about their positive and bad experiences on every

social media site.

There are several benefits to blogging about these topics, such as chronic pain

and disease, since we need to hear and understand someone else's perspective in order to protect

ourselves. Some people may become aware of their bad behaviors as a result of writing about

chronic pain and sickness, allowing them to correct them.

Blogging in the context of psychological moderators

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Since the advancement of contemporary technology, blogging has become a tradition. As a

consequence, people may express their issues and provide one another assistance. so that

stressed-out persons might get inspiration from their social circle's support.

To comprehend the possible benefits and relative uniqueness of this method, a quick

review of the theoretical underpinnings of stress management and writing therapy is required.

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Reference

Ogden, J. (2019). The psychology of health and illness: An open-access course [PDF].

Tsai, S., Crawford, E., & Strong, J. (2018). Seeking virtual social support through blogging: A

content analysis of published blog posts written by people with chronic pain. Digital health, 4.

https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207618772669