Show a why we do what we D do 0 hy by MK na THOMSON phd 9 WHY WE HAVE PAIN N PAIN FAIN Is the signal of danger something L la Is wrong without this warning we might persist and get hurt or tilled killed it if you yon felt no pain by coming coining in contact with fire you might burn up before you realize w what h a t was happening pain Is not a feeling it Is a sensation the distinction Is that la in case of a feeling you have a vague notion of pleasantness or unpleasantness whereas in pain you have a distinct sensory experience feelings are not localized and have no specific organs pain like every other sense m ich A as seeing hearing etc Is localized in ID pain cells mostly on the skin shin anti anil scattered brough throughout the body they are mostly costly found on the surface because there Is eliere 1 are most needed as watch dogs of our health and safety knotner reason why pain has been C confused with feeling Is that most pains are unpleasant and unpleasantness Is a feeling eling fi feelings Pe elings of pleasantness and unpleasantness are the accompaniments compani ments of all sensory e expert ence of every thIL we see hear 1 feel or touch some colors look goolt good to us others look ugly musical notes are pleasant scraping shrill loud noises are decidedly unpleasant softy soft smooth velvety objects are pleasant to the touch clammy cold ragged sharp uneven surfaces are unpleasant although most pains are unpleasant some are neutral and a few are post lively pleasant it if you cannot think of a pleasant pain recall the sensation of poking a sore thumb to enjoy the pain pain then Is not a fe feeling eling it Is a sensation it Is usually accompanied by a feeling of unpleasantness but may be neutral or pl pleasant basant at times we have pain to warn us of approaching danger and harm pain Is our greatest friend in the struggle for existence in avoiding pain we are compelled to remove the deadly causes rr oby by N newspaper syndicate |