One Conclusion Regarding Patients' Beliefs About Pain Is That

question 33

Multiple Choice

One conclusion regarding patients' beliefs about pain is that

• A) they have little influence on the pain experience.
• B) they have little to no relationship to coping with pain.
• C) physicians need to take these beliefs into consideration when treating pain.
• D) most thoughts about how to deal with pain are positive.

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