Understanding the Connection between Stress, Anxiety and Pain

Difference between acute and chronic pain

We all experience various levels of pain in our lives. This assignment will explore the connection between stress, anxiety, and pain.

Write a paper in which you discuss the following:

What is the difference between acute and chronic pain?

When does acute pain become chronic pain?

Are acute pain and chronic pain treated differently?

What are some ways they are treated? Is there a connection between stress, anxiety, and acute and chronic pain?

Explain. Describe one of your most recent experiences with pain. Was it more of a mental feeling, such as with stress? Or was it more physical?

What kind of treatment did you seek out? Did it help?

Do you prefer traditional or nontraditional/alternative methods for pain management?

How did your pain affect you? Did it prevent you from doing any of your day-to-day activities?

Your paper should be 600 to 750 words (approximately 3 to 4 pages, excluding the cover page and references).

Use double spacing and a 12 point font, and include at least two sources other than those in the reading assignments. All references should be included on a separate page and formatted using APA style.

Description of acute and chronic pain You clearly and accurately explain the difference between acute and chronic pain; you adeptly describe the ways they are treated. You satisfactorily explain the difference between acute and chronic pain; you describe the ways they are treated.

You unclearly explain the difference between acute and chronic pain; you partially describe the ways they are treated. You inaccurately explain the difference between acute and chronic pain; you insufficiently describe the ways they are treated.

Null Connection between pain and stress/anxiety You clearly and accurately explain the connection between stress, anxiety, and acute and chronic pain. You satisfactorily explain the connection between stress, anxiety, and acute and chronic pain.

You incompletely explain the connection between stress, anxiety, and acute and chronic pain. You insufficiently and/or inaccurately explain the connection between stress, anxiety, and acute and chronic pain. null Personal experience with pain You clearly describe a personal experience with pain; you effectively discuss the method(s) of treatment you used and whether or not it helped.

You describe a personal experience with pain; you discuss the method(s) of treatment you used and whether or not it helped. You unclearly describe a personal experience with pain; you sketchily discuss the method(s) of treatment you used and whether or not it helped.

You carelessly describe a personal experience with pain; you ineffectively discuss the method(s) of treatment you used and whether or not it helped.

Null Documentation in APA style Your paper has outstanding support: you meet or exceed the minimum requirement for number of references; your sources are all credible; and you faultlessly attribute them in APA style. Your paper has appropriate support: you meet the minimum requirement for number of references; your sources are generally credible; and you satisfactorily attribute them in APA style.

Your paper has minimal support: you meet the minimum requirement for number of references; some of your sources are credible; and your use of APA style has numerous small errors. Your paper has inadequate support: you do not meet the minimum requirement for number of references, and/or most or all of your sources are not credible; your use of APA style has major errors.

Null Mechanics You write in complete, well-constructed sentences with faultless grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; writing is sharp, coherent, and demonstrates sophisticated clarity.

You write in complete sentences with mostly correct grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling; minor errors may exist but do not compromise meaning. You write in unclear sentences with significant errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, and spelling that may compromise meaning. You write in incomplete, incomprehensible sentences filled with serious errors in grammar, word choice, punctuation, or spelling.