Aclient with Chronic Abdominal Pain Has Learned to Control the Pain

question 1

Multiple Choice

Aclient with chronic abdominal pain has learned to control the pain with the use of imagery and hypnosis. A family member asks the nurse how these techniques work. Which of the following reasons provide the basis for the nurse's response in relation totheeffectiveness of these strategies?

• A)Impact the cognitive and affective components of pain.
• B)Increase the modulating effect of the efferent pathways.
• C)Prevent transmission of nociceptive stimuli to the cortex.
• D)Slow the release of transmitter chemicals in the dorsal horn.

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