Table 2: The original English version of NPQ.
| T | F | U | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It is possible to have pain and not know about it. | ✔ | ||
| 2 | When part of your body is injured, special pain receptors convey the pain message to your brain. |
✔ | ||
| 3 | Pain only occurs when you are injured or at risk of being injured. |
✔ | ||
| 4 | When you are injured, special receptors convey the danger message to your spinal cord. |
✔ | ||
| 5 | Special nerves in your spinal cord convey 'danger' messages to your brain. |
✔ | ||
| 6 | Nerves adapt by increasing their resting level of excitement. |
✔ | ||
| 7 | Chronic pain means that an injury hasn't healed properly. | ✔ | ||
| 8 | Worse injuries always result in worse pain. | ✔ | ||
| 9 | Descending neurons are always inhibitory. | ✔ | ||
| 10 | Pain occurs whenever you are injured. | ✔ | ||
| 11 | When you injure yourself, the environment that you are in will not affect the amount of pain you experience, as long as the injury is exactly the same. |
✔ | ||
| 12 | The brain decides when you will experience pain. | ✔ |
T: True; F: False; U: Undecided; ✔ = Correct