PS 370 PUG Global Non Pharmacological Treatment Methods DiscussionCourse

PS 370School

Purdue University GlobalDepartment

PS

Question Description

Describe the nature of acute and chronic pain. Discuss existing options for treatment of pain, including at least one from each of the following categories: pharmacological treatments, alternative treatments, and faith-based or spiritual healing. What are some of the risks of pharmacological treatments for pain as it relates to the potential for developing a substance use disorder? Include information from the supplemental reading to support this discussion.

Choose one of the non-pharmacological treatment methods and compare the advantages and disadvantages of that method and using prescription pain medication.

Textbook-Straub, R. O. (2019). Health Psychology.