Pangs
Pangs are sharp pain perception which human being experience due to various stimuli. The stimulus causing pangs or pains can be other internal or external, depending upon the nature of pain we feel, we try to take up measures to reduce the pain or find relief from it.
Pains or pangs are important sensations because, they often acts as an indicator that something is wrong in the body or in the environment we are at that point of time, therefore it is an adaptive behaviour, which helps an individual to understand that measures should be taken for restoration of homeostasis. For example, we all have experienced hunger pangs which occurs due to sudden contraction of the stomach. This sensation is often taken as the basic sensation for hunger. Therefore, upon feeling hunger pangs, we plan to in take food, which then restore the homeostasis of the body ensuring proper functioning.