THERAPEUTIC EXERCISE · CHAPTER 9
Exercise & Persistent Pain — Practice
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QUESTION 1 OF 2
What distinguishes graded exposure from graded activity?
A. Exposure ignores symptoms; activity avoids all symptoms.
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Neither approach removes the need for assessment and an agreed response plan.
Best answer: C. Exposure targets feared movements; activity emphasizes a planned activity dose.
They can overlap, but graded exposure addresses fear through an agreed progression; graded activity emphasizes planned participation.
What this tests: Distinguish two commonly confused approaches.
B. Exposure is only aerobic; activity is only resistance exercise.
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The distinction is the purpose, not a fixed exercise mode.
Best answer: C. Exposure targets feared movements; activity emphasizes a planned activity dose.
They can overlap, but graded exposure addresses fear through an agreed progression; graded activity emphasizes planned participation.
What this tests: Distinguish two commonly confused approaches.
C. Exposure targets feared movements; activity emphasizes a planned activity dose.
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They can overlap, but graded exposure addresses fear through an agreed progression; graded activity emphasizes planned participation.
What this tests: Distinguish two commonly confused approaches.
D. They are different names for exactly the same approach.
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Their goals and methods overlap but are not identical.
Best answer: C. Exposure targets feared movements; activity emphasizes a planned activity dose.
They can overlap, but graded exposure addresses fear through an agreed progression; graded activity emphasizes planned participation.
What this tests: Distinguish two commonly confused approaches.
QUESTION 2 OF 2
Which statement best reflects the relationship between pain and tissue damage?
A. Pain intensity directly measures the amount of damage.
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Pain intensity is not a direct tissue-damage gauge.
Best answer: B. Pain is real and does not have a simple one-to-one relationship with damage.
Pain is a personal experience influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. New or changing findings still require assessment.
What this tests: Explain pain accurately without dismissing symptoms.
B. Pain is real and does not have a simple one-to-one relationship with damage.
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Pain is a personal experience influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. New or changing findings still require assessment.
What this tests: Explain pain accurately without dismissing symptoms.
C. Normal imaging means pain is imagined.
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Imaging cannot invalidate a person’s pain experience.
Best answer: B. Pain is real and does not have a simple one-to-one relationship with damage.
Pain is a personal experience influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. New or changing findings still require assessment.
What this tests: Explain pain accurately without dismissing symptoms.
D. A history of persistent pain makes new neurological findings irrelevant.
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New neurological findings deserve assessment and appropriate escalation.
Best answer: B. Pain is real and does not have a simple one-to-one relationship with damage.
Pain is a personal experience influenced by biological, psychological and social factors. New or changing findings still require assessment.
What this tests: Explain pain accurately without dismissing symptoms.
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Sources & learning scope
Based on these uploaded class references: Chronic Pain; 3 Functioning and Disability; 2 Assessment and Prescription. Original explanations and examples; class slides and licensed assessment forms are not reproduced. Current reference links: IASP: revised pain definition and notes · NICE NG193: chronic primary pain. This is a concise student overview, not a complete treatment protocol. Apply skills within supervision, assessment findings and current precautions. Reviewed October 29, 2026.
