The 'Body-Self Neuromatrix' Theory of Pain Does NOT Explain

question 13

Multiple Choice

The 'body-self neuromatrix' theory of pain does NOT explain:

• A) Why uncontrollable noxious stimuli are perceived as more painful than controllable stimuli?
• B) Why distraction can alleviate pain?
• C) Why some people have more empathy for pain than others?
• D) Why high catastrophizers experience more severe phantom limb pain?

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