A Patient with Low Back Pain Confesses That He Drinks

question 22

Multiple Choice

A patient with low back pain confesses that he drinks heavily each night to help him sleep and control pain.What does this behavior exemplify?

• A) Alternate pain control methods
• B) Coping with a chronic condition
• C) Using a social coping mechanism
• D) Using a maladaptive coping method

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Definitions:

Appositional Growth

A method of growth by which new layers are added on the surfaces of existing tissues, seen in bone and cartilage development.

Electrical Charge

A physical property that causes matter to experience a force when placed in an electromagnetic field, characterized by being positive or negative.

Osteoblasts

Cells with the primary function of synthesizing bone, playing an essential role in bone growth and repair.

Electrical Charges

Properties of particles that give rise to electric forces; positive and negative charges attract each other, while like charges repel.