Pain is a distressing feeling often caused by intense or damaging stimuli, such as stubbing a toe, burning a finger, putting alcohol on a cut, and bumping the "funny bone". Because it is a complex, subjective phenomenon, defining pain has been a challenge. The International Association for the Study of Pain's widely used definition states: "Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage." In medical diagnosis, pain is a symptom. COUNT 5
QSN1 What type of stimuli causes pain? ANS1 intense or damaging QSN2 What type of feeling is pain? ANS2 distressing QSN3 Why has defining pain been a challenge? ANS3 complex, subjective phenomenon QSN4 What organization's definition is widely used? ANS4 The International Association for the Study of Pain QSN5 In medical diagnosis, what is pain considered? ANS5 a symptom