With the Exception of Chronic Pain, Pain

question 247

Multiple Choice

With the exception of chronic pain, pain

• A) does not serve any useful function.
• B) is important for our safety.
• C) only causes suffering.
• D) is not a very good thing.

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Definitions:

Intense

Characterized by deep or forceful feelings or experiences that are often extreme in nature.

Absolute Threshold

The smallest level of stimulus that can be detected by a sense, such as the lightest touch or faintest sound perceivable.

Hearing

The physiological process by which sound waves are translated into electrical signals that the brain interprets as sound.

Decibels

A unit of measurement for the intensity of sound, representing the ratio between two quantities and often used to describe noise levels.