Which statement about psychogenic pain is true?

• A. It has no identifiable physical cause
• B. It is always due to tissue damage
• C. It is the same as bodily pain from injury
• D. It can be measured by heart rate alone

Answer: (A)

Psychogenic pain is pain that is largely influenced by psychological factors and cannot be explained by identifiable physical tissue damage. That makes the statement true: there isn’t a detectable physical cause to account for the pain, even though the pain is real for the patient. It’s different from pain caused directly by an injury or disease, where there is a physical lesion or tissue damage. It’s also not something that can be reliably measured with a single physiological sign like heart rate, since pain is a subjective experience and requires the patient’s report and a broader assessment.