Which functional health pattern is used to assess pain and sensory status, such as questions about pain and sensory intactness?

• A. Cognitive-perceptual
• B. Value-belief
• C. Sexuality-reproductive
• D. Coping-stress tolerance

Answer: (A)

Cognitive-perceptual pattern is the one that governs sensory-perceptual functioning and cognitive processing, including how a person experiences pain and interprets sensory information. When you ask about pain—its location, quality, intensity, timing, and what worsens or relieves it—you’re evaluating the sensory-perceptual domain. You’re also checking sensory intactness such as vision, hearing, taste, smell, and proprioception. The other patterns focus on different areas—values and beliefs, sexuality and reproduction, or coping and stress tolerance—not on sensory perception or pain assessment. So this pattern best fits questions about pain and sensory status.