The Ability to Solve Problems and to Adapt to and Learn

question 95

Multiple Choice

The ability to solve problems and to adapt to and learn from experience is

• A)metacognition.
• B)intelligence.
• C)self-regulatory learning.
• D)All of these choices are correct.

Identify and apply various pain assessment tools and scales.

Distinguish between different types of pain (acute, chronic, cancer, and non-cancer) and their management strategies.

Acknowledge the role of non-pharmacological interventions in pain management including the gate control theory and cutaneous stimulation.

Understand the principles of pharmacological pain management, including opioid and non-opioid medications, and their potential side effects and risks.

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Definitions:

EPSPs

Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials, which are temporary increases in postsynaptic membrane potential caused by the flow of positively charged ions into the postsynaptic cell.

IPSPs

Inhibitory postsynaptic potentials, a kind of synaptic potential that makes a postsynaptic neuron less likely to generate an action potential.

Action Potentials

Rapid, temporary changes in the electrical charge of a cell's membrane, allowing for the transmission of signals along neurons.

Graded Potentials

Changes in membrane potential that vary in size and do not follow the all-or-none principle, important in the initiation of action potentials.