Mechanical Traction Is Unlikely to Be Effective in Achieving Which

question 10

Multiple Choice

Mechanical traction is unlikely to be effective in achieving which of the following?

• A) Separation of vertebral bodies
• B) Distraction of vertebral facet joints
• C) Stretching of soft tissues of the spine
• D) Permanent reduction of herniated nucleus pulposus

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Definitions:

Freud's Theory

A psychoanalytic framework proposed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious processes and childhood experiences in shaping personality.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychology developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes unconscious motivations and conflicts.

Id

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the mind that is the source of instinctive impulses and demands for immediate satisfaction of primitive needs.

Ego

In Freudian theory, the part of the personality that mediates among the demands of the id, the superego, and reality.