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日常生活中难免有这样那样的疼痛。疼痛还是临床实践中所遇到的最常见的症状——许多正常的生理变化诸如怀孕、分娩或月经的一个特征,也是损伤和疾病的一个特征。治疗或诊断的许多手段也涉及到某种形式的疼痛,例如外科手术、注射、活检或静脉切开术。然而,在上述情况中,疼痛不仅表现为一种神经生理活动,而且还与许多社会、心理和文化因素相关。本文将对某些文化因素进行探讨,并阐明以下见解:
This kind of pain is inevitable in daily life. Pain is also the most common symptom encountered in clinical practice - many of the normal physiological changes, such as a feature of pregnancy, childbirth or menstruation, are also a feature of injury and disease. Many of the treatments or diagnoses also involve some form of pain, such as surgery, injection, biopsy or phlebotomy. However, in the above cases, the pain is not only manifested as a neurophysiological activity, but also related to many social, psychological and cultural factors. This article explores certain cultural factors and clarifies the following: