The Gate-Control Theory of Pain Has Difficulty Explaining

question 420

Multiple Choice

The gate-control theory of pain has difficulty explaining:

• A) why mild pressure can interfere with severe pain.
• B) why distraction can keep us from feeling pain as we usually would.
• C) how the phenomenon of phantom pain can occur.
• D) how thoughts and feelings can influence our reactions to pain.

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