Pain - Lessons 1 to 2

WHAT iS PHANTOM PAiN?

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iNTRODUCTION

There have been recorded instances of
'phantom pain' which is pain in a part
of the body that does not exist. Once
in the Second World War, a soldier's
leg had to be amputated because it was
badly damaged. The strange thing was
that when he became conscious again
he was still complaining about the
pain in the leg. He was covered with a
blanket so he had no idea that the leg
had been removed. The blanket was
removed and he was shown that his
leg was not there anymore. He was
shocked! Further research then showed
that each part of the body is related to
a certain part of the brain.

iNTRODUCTiON

When a certain part of the body
feels pain, the corresponding brain
center shows activity. In this case,
the related brain center was still
vibrating in the same way it was
vibrating when the leg was a part of
the body. There are many such
instances of people who feel pain in
the empty space where their limbs
were amputated. This is called
‘phantom pain’.

GOAL :

To distinguish '
phantom pain' and take
responsibility to make it
disappear.

ASSESSMENT:

Ask questions regarding the general topic of pain.

❖ Explain the different aspects of pain and what they mean. ask questions regarding pain, whether physical, emotional and mental. ❖ Make sure they understand the differences. What is pain? ❖ Give examples of the different types of pain. What does phantom mean? (Something that does not exist). ❖ Have you ever seen your mind do something just out of memory? ❖ What is an example of 'phantom pain'? What happens in the brain when there is pain?

CONCLUSION:

Pain can be disappeared by putting
our awareness on the local area of
pain.

ART OF THE DAY

ART OF THE DAY:

PHOTO MOSAiC

MATERIALS NEEDED:

Paper, pencil or sketch pen

PROCEDURE

Ask the children to draw multiple pictures, which are all part of one big picture. You can also show a sample of photo mosaic art.

INTERPRETATION:

Pain is caused by multiple factors.

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ACTIVITY OF THE DAY

ACTIVITY OF THE DAY:

BODY FREEZE MEDITATION

PROCEDURE:

Have all the students lie down in a comfortable position and explain how we are going to freeze our bodies in order to remove pain. Tell them to be frozen solid, not moving a muscle and visualize each area freezing completely. After they have finished ask them how they feel.

WORKSHOP OF THE DAY

WORKSHOP OF

THE DAY:

ANALYSE WHERE

THOUGHTS COME FROM

PROCEDURE:

Give each child a situation, ask
each child to analyse where the
thoughts come from, whether
they belong to worry, pain, fear,
greed, happiness or anger.

FOR EXAMPLE:

Give a child the situation that
they are walking in a public
place and another child came
up to them and pinched them.

INTERPRETATION:

by doing this activity the child is enabled to analyse their thought patterns and their actions.

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