What have you learned?
Remember that nobody will be keeping score. The quiz is only to help you find out how much you have learned.
Question 1. True or False: It may not be possible to stop all pain due to your sickle cell disease, but there are things you can do to reduce your pain.
True
False
Answer: True. You can change your pain using physical methods such as exercise, psychological strategies such as relaxation, and pharmacological methods such as pain medications.
Question 2. True or False: Goals that you set should be almost impossible to complete so that you have to work very hard to achieve them.
True
False
Answer: False. Goals should be SMART — specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Goals that are achievable might be challenging, but they shouldn’t be so challenging that you feel that you’re unlikely to achieve them.
Question 3. The 3Ps are:
a) different types of pain
b) doctors who treat sickle cell disease
c) the best way to manage chronic pain — a mix of psychological, physical and pharmacological strategies
Answer: You can change your pain using physical methods such as exercise, psychological strategies such as relaxation and pharmacological methods such as pain medications.
