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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a sensation n. - a physical feeling, like touch, pain, or heat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a drive-state n. - a strong internal need, like hunger or thirst
• ☐ ☐ ☐ subjective adj. - based on personal feelings or opinions (not objective)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ variability n. - change, variation
• ☐ ☐ ☐ put up with phv. - endure, withstand
• ☐ ☐ ☐ genes n. - the physical units of genetics that control traits
• ☐ ☐ ☐ variation n. - difference or change
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stimulus n. - an event or action that makes a response
• ☐ ☐ ☐ an astounding amount [adj] - a surprisingly large amount
• ☐ ☐ ☐ thermal adj. - related to heat
• ☐ ☐ ☐ forearm n. - the part of the arm between the hand and elbow
• ☐ ☐ ☐ susceptibility n. - being likely to be affected by something
• ☐ ☐ ☐ opioids n. - strong pain-killing drugs (like opium)
• ☐ ☐ ☐ morphine n. - a strong and addictive pain-killing drug
• ☐ ☐ ☐ chronic pain n. - long-term pain

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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1. Pain is only a physical sensation like touch or hearing.
   True
   False
   
   
2. Most people experience pain in the same way.
   True
   False
   
   
3. Almost half of the variability in pain sensitivity is influenced by genetics.
   True
   False
   
   
4. Past experience with pain has little effect on how a person experiences pain in the future.
   True
   False
   
   
5. In a study, people rated the pain that they experienced from the same stimulus quite differently.
   True
   False
   
   
6. The largest factor determining chronic pain is a person's gender.
   True
   False
   
   
7. Most people assume that men are more sensitive to pain than women.
   True
   False
   
   

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1. What is the discussion mainly about?
   (A) How people can cope with pain
   (B) The factors influencing people's experience with pain
   (C) The most recent scientific discoveries related to pain medication
   (D) The differences between pain and light
   
   
2. Why does the professor compare pain to light?
   (A) Because pain has many different properties.
   (B) Because pain is difficult to measure.
   (C) Because pain travels quickly through your body.
   (C) Because pain and light are both caused by photons.
   
   
3. Why is pain a drive-state?
   (A) It can make people feel hungry or thirsty.
   (B) It lasts for a long time.
   (C) It is related to hunger.
   (D) It forces people to respond to it.
   
   
4. According to the professor, which factors influence how a person experiences pain?
   [Choose three answeres.]
   (A) Past experience with pain
   (B) Whether you are a twin
   (C) Sex & gender
   (D) Drug addiction
   (E) Genetics
   
   
5. What does the speaker mean when he says this?
   
   (A) People respond to the same pain stimulus very differenty.
   (B) Some types of pain are harder to measure than others.
   (C) Most people are very sensitive to pain.
   (D) People often exaggerate their pain.
   
   
6. Having a lot of expereince with pain ______.
   (A) makes you more sensitive to pain
   (B) makes you less sensitive to pain
   (C) has no effect on your sensitivity to pain
   (D) made people less likely to participate in the experience
   
   
7. What does the professor mean when he says this?
   
   (A) Most people guess that men are more sensitive to pain than women.
   (B) Women are unlikley to talk about their pain experience.
   (C) Women and men react to pain quite differently.
   (D) Women and men are equally sensitive to pain.
   
   

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pain / like / light / because / it / many / thing / same / time

Pain is like light because it is many things at the same time.

drive-state / something / demand / you / carry / action

A drive-state is something that demands (that) you carry out an action.

while / some / people / very / sensitive / pain / other / people / can / put / lot / pain

While some people are very sensitive to pain, other people can put up with a lot of pain.

by / study / twin / scientist / discover / pain / sensitivity / almost / 50% / genetic

By studying twins, scientists have discovered (that) pain sensitivity is almost 50% genetic.

there / astound / amount / variation / way / different / people / report / pain

There is an astounding amount of variation in the way (that) different people report pain.

genetic / can / influence / people / sensitivity / pain / and / reaction / pain / medication

Genetics can influence people's sensitivity to pain and reaction to pain medication.

each / time / you / injure / self / you / become / sensitive / pain

Each time you injure yourself, you become more sensitive to pain.

professor / claim / women / tend / sensitive / pain / men

The professor claims (that) women tend to be more sensitive to pain than men (do).

1. Did anything from this discussion surprise you?
2. The speaker compares light to pain. How are they similar? How are they different?
3. Do you think you have high or low pain tolerance? Can you give some evidence or examples?
4. When you feel extreme pain, how do you usually react? Do you cry? Scream? Swear? Laugh? Grin and bear it (smile and be silent)?
5. What is the most painful experience that you have had in your life? What pain score would you give it (from 1 to 100)?
6. How do you usually deal with pain? What types of pain do you treat yourself? What types of pain make you consult a doctor?
7. What is the most painful thing you can imagine?